Proverbs 19:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A falseקָרִים
(ka·rim)
8267: deception, disappointment, falsehoodfrom an unused word
witnessעֵ֣ד
(ed)
5707: a witnessfrom ud
will not go unpunished,יִנָּקֶ֑ה
(yin·na·keh;)
5352: to be empty or cleana prim. root
And he who tellsוְיָפִ֖יחַ
(ve·ya·fi·ach)
6315: to breathe, blowa prim. root
liesכְּזָבִ֣ים
(ke·za·vim)
3577: a lie, falsehood, deceptive thingfrom kazab
will perish.יֹאבֵֽד׃
(yo·ved.)
6: to perisha prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
A false.
sheqer  (sheh'-ker)
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) -- without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
witness
`ed  (ayd)
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince -- witness.
shall not be unpunished
naqah  (naw-kaw')
to be (or make) clean; by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
and he that speaketh
puwach  (poo'akh)
to puff, i.e. blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff -- blow (upon), break, puff, bring into a snare, speak, utter.
lies
kazab  (kaw-zawb')
falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol) -- deceitful, false, leasing, + liar, lie, lying.
shall perish
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will perish.

King James Bible
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies perishes.

International Standard Version
A witness to lies will not go unpunished; the teller of falsehoods will perish.

NET Bible
A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will perish.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A false witness will not be spared, and he that speaks lies will be destroyed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A lying witness will not go unpunished. One who tells lies will die.

King James 2000 Bible
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall perish.
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