Proverbs 24:28
Strong's Lexicon
Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive)

testify
תְּהִ֣י (tə·hî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

עֵד־ (‘êḏ-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5707: 1) witness 1a) witness, testimony, evidence (of things) 1b) witness (of people)

against your neighbor
בְּרֵעֶ֑ךָ (bə·rê·‘e·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7453: 1) friend, companion, fellow, another person 1a) friend, intimate 1b) fellow, fellow-citizen, another person (weaker sense) 1c) other, another (reciprocal phrase)

without cause,
חִנָּ֣ם (ḥin·nām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 2600: 1) freely, for nothing, without cause 1a) gratis, gratuitously, for nothing 1b) for no purpose, in vain 1c) gratuitously, without cause, undeservedly

and do not deceive
וַ֝הֲפִתִּ֗יתָ (wa·hă·p̄it·tî·ṯā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6601: 1) to be spacious, be open, be wide 1a) (Qal) to be spacious or open or wide 1b) (Hiphil) to make spacious, make open 2) to be simple, entice, deceive, persuade 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to be open-minded, be simple, be naive 2a2) to be enticed, be deceived 2b) (Niphal) to be deceived, be gullible 2c) (Piel) 2c) (Piel) 2c1) to persuade, seduce 2c2) to deceive 2d) (Pual) 2d1) to be persuaded 2d2) to be deceived

with your lips.
בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ (biś·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8193: 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

Young's Literal Translation
Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don’t testify against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.

New American Standard Bible
Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, And do not deceive with your lips.

King James Bible
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive [not] with thy lips.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Do not testify against your neighbor without cause-- would you use your lips to mislead?

New Living Translation
Don't testify against your neighbors without cause; don't lie about them.

English Standard Version
Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

New American Standard Bible
Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, And do not deceive with your lips.

King James Bible
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't testify against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips.

International Standard Version
Don't testify against your neighbor without a cause, and don't lie when you speak.

NET Bible
Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your words.

American Standard Version
Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.

English Revised Version
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

Young's Literal Translation
Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.
















Cross References
Ephesians 4:25
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Leviticus 6:2
If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;

Leviticus 6:3
Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:

Leviticus 19:11
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

Proverbs 25:18
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 26:19
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 24:27
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

Proverbs 24:26
Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.

Proverbs 24:25
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

Proverbs 24:29
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
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