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Proverbs 14:5

A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

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עֵ֣דedwitnessעֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “witness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5707concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. princewitness.אֱ֭מוּנִיםemunimfaithאֵמוּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “faith”, the ordinary formH529established, i.e. (figuratively) trusty; also (abstractly) trustworthinessfaith(-ful), truth.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יְכַזֵּ֑בyekhazevlieכָּזַבverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lie”, an unfinished actionH3576to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figurativelyfail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.וְיָפִ֥יחַveyafichaand blowפּוּחַconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and blow”, an unfinished actionH6315to puff, i.e. blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoffblow (upon), break, puff, bring into a snare, speak, utter.כְּ֝זָבִ֗יםkezavimdeceitfulכָּזָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “deceitful”, the ordinary formH3577falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)deceitful, false, leasing, + liar, lie, lying.עֵ֣דedwitnessעֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “witness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5707concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. princewitness.שָֽׁקֶרshaqerwithout a causeשֶׁקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “without a cause”, the ordinary formH8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness breatheth forth lies.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

Young’s Literal Translation

A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.

World English Bible

A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

Darby Translation

A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness uttereth lies.

Douay-Rheims

A faithful witness will not lie: but a deceitful witness uttereth a lie.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness breatheth forth lies.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A faithful witness does not lie; but an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μάρτυς πιστὸς οὐ ψεύδεται, ἐκκαίει δὲ ψευδῆ μάρτυς ἄδικος.