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Proverbs 19:28

An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

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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.בְּ֭לִיַּעַלbeliyaalBelialבְּלִיַּעַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “Belial”, the ordinary formH1100without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickednessBelial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men), wicked.יָלִ֣יץyalitsmake a mockלוּץverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “make a mock”, an unfinished actionH3887properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercedeambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.מִשְׁפָּ֑טmishpatlawמִשְׁפָּטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “law”, the ordinary formH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…וּפִ֥יufiand edgeפֶּהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.יְבַלַּעyevaladestroyבָּלַעverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH1104to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroycover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).אָֽוֶןavenidolאָוֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH205strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idolaffliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

An ungodly witness mocketh at right; and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

Young’s Literal Translation

A worthless witness scorneth judgment, And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

World English Bible

A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

Darby Translation

A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.

Douay-Rheims

An unjust witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

An ungodly witness mocketh at right; and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He that becomes surety for a foolish child will despise the ordinance: and the mouth of ungodly men shall drink down judgments.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ ἐγγυώμενος παῖδα ἄφρονα, καθυβρίσει δικαίωμα· στόμα δὲ ἀσεβῶν καταπίεται κρίσεις.