A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
* † A falſe witneſſe ſhall periſh: but the man that heareth, ſpeaketh conſtantly.
אָבַד , verb, ʾavad — to perish (value 7)
H6,
אָבַד ʼâbad, aw-bad'; a primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy):—break, destroy(-uction), not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, × and surely, take, be undone, × utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed
(Qal)
perish, die, be exterminated
perish, vanish (fig.)
be lost, strayed
(Piel)
to destroy, kill, cause to perish, to give up (as lost), exterminate
to blot out, do away with, cause to vanish, (fig.)
cause to stray, lose
(Hiphil)
to destroy, put to death
of divine judgment
object name of kings (fig.)
Used in 174 Verses, 25 Books 179  Occurrence Count
אִישׁ , masculine noun, ʾiysh — man (value 311)
H376,
אִישׁ ʼîysh, eesh; contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); 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):—also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802.man
man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
husband
human being, person (in contrast to God)
servant
mankind
champion
great man
whosoever
each (adjective)
Used in 1850 Verses, 38 Books 2146  Occurrence Count
דָבַר , verb, davar — to speak (value 206)
H1696,
דָבַר dâbar, daw-bar'; a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue:—answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, × well, × work.to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing
(Qal) to speak
(Niphal) to speak with one another, talk
(Piel)
to speak
to promise
(Pual) to be spoken
(Hithpael) to speak
(Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight
Used in 1049 Verses, 36 Books 1140  Occurrence Count
כָּזָב , masculine noun, kazav — a lie, falsehood, deceptive thing (value 29)
H3577,
כָּזָב kâzâb, kaw-zawb'; from H3576; falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol):—deceitful, false, leasing, liar, lie, lying.a lie, untruth, falsehood, deceptive thing
Used in 29 Verses, 8 Books 29  Occurrence Count
נֶצַח , masculine noun, netzah — eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity (value 148)
H5331,
נֶצַח netsach, neh'-tsakh; or נֵצַח nêtsach; from H5329; properly, 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):—alway(-s), constantly, end, (+ n-) ever(more), perpetual, strength, victory.eminence, perpetuity, strength, victory, enduring, everlastingness
eminence
enduring of life
endurance in time, perpetual, continual, unto the end
everlastingness, ever
Used in 42 Verses, 11 Books 42  Occurrence Count
עֵד , masculine noun, ʿeyd — a witness (value 74)
H5707,
עֵד ʻêd, ayd; contracted from H5749; concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince:—witness.witness
witness, testimony, evidence (of things)
witness (of people)
Used in 60 Verses, 15 Books 70  Occurrence Count
שָׁמַע , masculine noun, verb, shamaʿ — to hear (value 410)
H8085,
שָׁמַע shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'; a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.):—× attentively, call (gather) together, × carefully, × certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, × diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), × indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, × surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.verb
to hear, listen to, obey
(Qal)
to hear (perceive by ear)
to hear of or concerning
to hear (have power to hear)
to hear with attention or interest, listen to
to understand (language)
to hear (of judicial cases)
to listen, give heed
to consent, agree
to grant request
to listen to, yield to
to obey, be obedient
(Niphal)
to be heard (of voice or sound)
to be heard of
to be regarded, be obeyed
(Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon
(Hiphil)
to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound
to sound aloud (musical term)
to make proclamation, summon
to cause to be heard
masculine noun
sound
Used in 1072 Verses, 39 Books 1139  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 21:28Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| עֵד־כְּזָבִ֥ים יֹאבֵ֑ד וְאִ֥ישׁ שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗עַ לָנֶ֥צַח יְדַבֵּֽר׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| A false |
H3577kazav |
כָּזָב |
29 |
| witness |
H5707ʿeyd |
עֵד |
74 |
| shall perish: |
H6ʾavad |
אָבַד |
7 |
| but the man |
H376ʾiysh |
אִישׁ |
311 |
| that heareth |
H8085shamaʿ |
שָׁמַע |
410 |
| speaketh |
H1696davar |
דָבַר |
206 |
| constantly. |
H5331netzah |
נֶצַח |
148 |
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