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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />A false witness will not go unpunished, and a liar will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />A false witness shall not be unpunished, and <i>he that</i> speaketh lies shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A false witness will not go unpunished, And <i>he who</i> speaks lies shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />A false witness will not go unpunished, And one <i>who</i> declares lies will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who breathes out lies will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who breathes lies will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies perishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies perishes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Dishonest witnesses and liars will be destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that uttereth lies shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A lying witness will not go unpunished. One who tells lies will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />No one who tells lies in court can escape punishment; he is doomed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A witness to lies will not go unpunished; the teller of falsehoods will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A false witness is not acquitted, "" And whoever breathes out lies perishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A witness of falsehoods shall not be unpunished, and he breathing out lies shall perish.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />A false witness shall not go unpunished. And whoever speaks lies will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever utters lies will perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />A false witness will not go unpunished, and the liar will perish.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he who speaks lies shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />A false witness will not be spared, and he that speaks lies will be destroyed.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that breatheth forth lies shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />A false witness shall not be unpunished; and whosoever shall kindle mischief shall perish by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/19-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=3761" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/19.htm">The Man of Integrity</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267: qā·rîm (N-mp) -- Deception, disappointment, falsehood. From shaqar; an untruth; by implication, a sham.">A false</a> <a href="/hebrew/5707.htm" title="5707: ‘êḏ (N-msc) -- A witness. Contracted from uwd; concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. Prince.">witness</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5352.htm" title="5352: yin·nā·qeh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be empty or clean. A primitive root; to be clean; by implication to be bare, i.e. Extirpated.">go unpunished,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6315.htm" title="6315: wə·yā·p̄î·aḥ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To breathe, blow. A primitive root; to puff, i.e. Blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan, to utter, to kindle, to scoff.">and one who pours out</a> <a href="/hebrew/3577.htm" title="3577: kə·zā·ḇîm (N-mp) -- A lie, falsehood, deceptive thing. From kazab; falsehood; literally or figuratively.">lies</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: yō·ḇêḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">will perish.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-16.htm">Exodus 20:16</a></span><br />You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/19-16.htm">Deuteronomy 19:16-19</a></span><br />If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime, / both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time. / The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/101-7.htm">Psalm 101:7</a></span><br />No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a></span><br />There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-22.htm">Proverbs 12:22</a></span><br />Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-5.htm">Proverbs 14:5</a></span><br />An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-28.htm">Proverbs 21:28</a></span><br />A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-28.htm">Proverbs 24:28</a></span><br />Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3-4</a></span><br />For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice. / No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Jeremiah 9:3-6</a></span><br />“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD. / “Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander. / Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-36.htm">Matthew 12:36-37</a></span><br />But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. / For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-18.htm">Matthew 15:18-20</a></span><br />But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. / For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. / These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-21.htm">Mark 7:21-23</a></span><br />For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. / All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a></span><br />You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-3.htm">Acts 5:3-4</a></span><br />Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? / Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall perish.</p><p class="hdg">FALSE</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Proverbs 19:5</a></b></br> A false witness shall not be unpunished, and <i>he that</i> speaketh lies shall not escape.</p><p class="hdg">and</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-15.htm">Isaiah 9:15-17</a></b></br> The ancient and honourable, he <i>is</i> the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he <i>is</i> the tail… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/23-25.htm">Jeremiah 23:25-32</a></b></br> I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/28-15.htm">Jeremiah 28:15-17</a></b></br> Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Acquitted</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Breather</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Breatheth</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-31.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Held</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-10.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-7.htm">Perisheth</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Pours</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Tells</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Unpunished</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Uttereth</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Utters</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/28-20.htm">Acquitted</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Breather</a> <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Breatheth</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-28.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-17.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-11.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-10.htm">Held</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-8.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-28.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-28.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-15.htm">Perisheth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-7.htm">Pours</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-19.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-28.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-24.htm">Tells</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-20.htm">Unpunished</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-11.htm">Uttereth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Utters</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-28.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/19-1.htm">Life and Conduct</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>A false witness will not go unpunished</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the importance of truthfulness and integrity, particularly in legal and communal settings. In ancient Israel, bearing false witness was a serious offense, as it could lead to unjust outcomes and disrupt societal harmony. The ninth commandment, "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor" (<a href="/exodus/20-16.htm">Exodus 20:16</a>), underscores the gravity of this sin. The legal system in biblical times relied heavily on the testimony of witnesses, making honesty crucial for justice. The phrase also reflects God's nature as a God of truth and justice, who will ultimately hold individuals accountable for their actions. This principle is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a>, where lying is listed among the things the Lord detests.<p><b>and one who pours out lies will perish</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the destructive consequences of habitual lying. The imagery of "pouring out" suggests an abundance or habitual nature of deceit, indicating a lifestyle characterized by falsehood. In biblical history, figures like Ananias and Sapphira (<a href="/acts/5.htm">Acts 5:1-11</a>) serve as examples of the severe consequences of lying, as they faced immediate judgment for their deceit. The ultimate perishing of liars is a theme that resonates with the final judgment, where all will be held accountable before God (<a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a>). This phrase serves as a warning that deceit not only harms others but also leads to the spiritual and sometimes physical downfall of the deceiver. It calls believers to reflect the truthfulness of Christ, who is "the way, the truth, and the life" (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>), and to live lives marked by honesty and integrity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally regarded as the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. His proverbs often address moral and ethical living.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom the Proverbs were originally given, providing guidance for living in accordance with God's laws.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/false_witness.htm">False Witness</a></b><br>A person who gives untrue testimony, particularly in a legal or judicial context, which is a central focus of this proverb.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event or process by which God or human authorities hold individuals accountable for their actions, especially in the context of truth and falsehood.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_truthfulness.htm">The Seriousness of Truthfulness</a></b><br>God values truth, and lying is a serious offense with both temporal and eternal consequences. Christians are called to be people of integrity, reflecting God's nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_deceit.htm">Consequences of Deceit</a></b><br>The proverb warns that deceit leads to punishment and destruction. This serves as a deterrent against lying and encourages believers to consider the long-term impact of their words.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_witness.htm">Integrity in Witness</a></b><br>Being a truthful witness is crucial, not only in legal matters but in all aspects of life. Christians are called to uphold truth in their testimonies, whether in court, at work, or in personal relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice.htm">God's Justice</a></b><br>The assurance that a false witness will not go unpunished reflects God's justice. Believers can trust that God will ultimately right wrongs and hold individuals accountable.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_false_witness.htm">What defines a false witness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_susanna_prove_innocence.htm">How does Susanna prove her innocence against false accusations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_false_accusations.htm">What are the Bible's teachings on false accusations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_genesis_27_6-17_permit_lying.htm">Does this account conflict with other biblical passages that condemn lying yet here seem to permit it (Genesis 27:6-17)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - A repetition of ver. 5, except that <span class="cmt_word">shall perish</span> is substituted for "shall not escape." Septuagint, "And whosoever shall kindle mischief shall perish by it." The Greek translators have rendered the special reference in the original to slanderers and liars by a general term, and introduced the notion of Divine retribution, which is not definitely expressed in the Hebrew. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/19-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">A false</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁ֭קָרִים</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8267.htm">Strong's 8267: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deception, disappointment, falsehood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">witness</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘êḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5707.htm">Strong's 5707: </a> </span><span class="str2">A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">go unpunished,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִנָּקֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(yin·nā·qeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5352.htm">Strong's 5352: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, clean, to be bare, extirpated</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and one who pours out</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָפִ֖יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·p̄î·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6315.htm">Strong's 6315: </a> </span><span class="str2">To puff, blow with the breath, air, to fan, to utter, to kindle, to scoff</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lies</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּזָבִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(kə·zā·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3577.htm">Strong's 3577: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lie, falsehood, deceptive thing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will perish.</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאבֵֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḇêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/19-9.htm">Proverbs 19:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/19-9.htm">Proverbs 19:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/19-9.htm">Proverbs 19:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/19-9.htm">Proverbs 19:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/19-9.htm">Proverbs 19:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/19-9.htm">Proverbs 19:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/19-9.htm">Proverbs 19:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/19-9.htm">Proverbs 19:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/19-9.htm">Proverbs 19:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/19-9.htm">Proverbs 19:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/19-9.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 19:9 A false witness shall not be unpunished (Prov. 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