Proverbs 21:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A falseכְּזָבִ֥ים
(ke·za·vim)
3577: a lie, falsehood, deceptive thingfrom kazab
witnessעֵד־
(ed-)
5707: a witnessfrom ud
will perish,יֹאבֵ֑ד
(yo·ved;)
6: to perisha prim. root
But the manוְאִ֥ישׁ
(ve·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
who listensומֵ֗עַ
(v·me·a')
8085: to heara prim. root
[to the truth] will speakיְדַבֵּֽר׃
(ye·dab·ber.)
1696: to speaka prim. root
forever.לָנֶ֥צַח
(la·ne·tzach)
5331: eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuityfrom natsach


















KJV Lexicon
A false.
kazab  (kaw-zawb')
falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol) -- deceitful, false, leasing, + liar, lie, lying.
witness
`ed  (ayd)
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince -- witness.
shall perish
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
but the man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
that heareth
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
speaketh
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
constantly
netsach  (neh'-tsakh)
a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A false witness will perish, But the man who listens to the truth will speak forever.

King James Bible
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A lying witness will perish, but the one who listens will speak successfully.

International Standard Version
A false witness will perish, but whoever listens will testify successfully.

NET Bible
A lying witness will perish, but the one who reports accurately speaks forever.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A false witness will be destroyed and an attentive man speaks justly.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A lying witness will die, but a person who listens to advice will continue to speak.

King James 2000 Bible
A false witness shall perish: but the man that hears speaks constantly.
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