The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
The lippe of trueth ſhall bee eſtabliſhed for euer: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
אֶמֶת , adverb, feminine noun, ʾemet — firmness, faithfulness, truth (value 441)
H571,
אֶמֶת ʼemeth, eh'-meth; contracted from H539; stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness:—assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.feminine noun
firmness, faithfulness, truth
sureness, reliability
stability, continuance
faithfulness, reliableness
truth
as spoken
of testimony and judgment
of divine instruction
truth as a body of ethical or religious knowledge
true doctrine
adverb
in truth, truly
Used in 125 Verses, 23 Books 127  Occurrence Count
כּוּן , verb, kun — to be firm (value 76)
H3559,
כּוּן kûwn, koon; a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous):—certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, × very deed.to be firm, be stable, be established
(Niphal)
to be set up, be established, be fixed
to be firmly established
to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring
to be fixed, be securely determined
to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense)
to prepare, be ready
to be prepared, be arranged, be settled
(Hiphil)
to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm
to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish
to direct toward (moral sense)
to arrange, order
(Hophal)
to be established, be fastened
to be prepared, be ready
(Polel)
to set up, establish
to constitute, make
to fix
to direct
(Pulal) to be established, be prepared
(Hithpolel) to be established, be restored
Used in 211 Verses, 27 Books 218  Occurrence Count
לָשׁוֹן , masculine noun, lashon — tongue (value 386)
H3956,
לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn, law-shone'; or לָשֹׁן lâshôn; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה leshônâh; from H3960; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water):— babbler, bay, evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.tongue
tongue (of men)
tongue (literal)
tongue (organ of speech)
language
tongue (of animals)
tongue (of fire)
wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)
Used in 115 Verses, 22 Books 117  Occurrence Count
עַד , masculine noun, ʿad — perpetuity (value 74)
H5703,
עַד ʻad, ad; from H5710; properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition):—eternity, ever(-lasting, -more), old, perpetually, world without end.perpetuity, for ever, continuing future
ancient (of past time)
for ever (of future time)
of continuous existence
for ever (of God's existence)
Used in 49 Verses, 12 Books 49  Occurrence Count
עַד , conjunction, preposition, ʿad — as far as, even to, up to, until, while (value 74)
H5704,
עַד ʻad, ad; properly, the same as H5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with):—against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, (+ as) yet.preposition
as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as
of space
as far as, up to, even to
in combination
from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' - from)
of time
even to, until, unto, till, during, end
of degree
even to, to the degree of, even like
conjunction
until, while, to the point that, so that even
Used in 1128 Verses, 39 Books 1262  Occurrence Count
רָגַע , verb, ragaʿ — to disturb (value 273)
H7280,
רָגַע râgaʻ, raw-gah'; a primitive root; properly, to toss violently and suddenly (the sea with waves, the skin with boils); figuratively (in a favorable manner) to settle, i.e. quiet; specifically, to wink (from the motion of the eye-lids):—break, divide, find ease, be a moment, (cause, give, make to) rest, make suddenly.to act in an instant, stir up, disturb
(Qal) to stir up, disturb
(Hiphil) to make a twinkling
to rest or repose, be at rest or repose, settle, quiet, give rest
(Niphal)
to cause to rest (of sword, of the sea)
to wink (with prep)
(Hiphil)
to give rest to
to rest, repose
to harden
Used in 13 Verses, 5 Books 13  Occurrence Count
שָׂפָה , feminine noun, safa — lip, speech, edge (value 385)
H8193,
שָׂפָה sâphâh, saw-faw'; or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת sepheth; probably from H5595 or H8192 through the idea of termination (compare H5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.):—band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding
lip (as body part)
language
edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)
Used in 164 Verses, 25 Books 175  Occurrence Count
שֶׁקֶר , masculine noun, sheker — deception, disappointment, falsehood (value 600)
H8267,
שֶׁקֶר sheqer, sheh'-ker; from H8266; an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial):—without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood
deception (what deceives or disappoints or betrays one)
deceit, fraud, wrong
fraudulently, wrongfully (as adverb)
falsehood (injurious in testimony)
testify falsehood, false oath, swear falsely
falsity (of false or self-deceived prophets)
lie, falsehood (in general)
false tongue
in vain
Used in 109 Verses, 19 Books 113  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 12:19Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| שְֽׂפַת־אֱ֭מֶת תִּכּ֣וֹן לָעַ֑ד וְעַד־אַ֝רְגִּ֗יעָה לְשׁ֣וֹן שָֽׁקֶר׃ |
| Verse #16739 (Ch. #640) — 8 words, 29 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The lip |
H8193safa |
שָׂפָה |
385 |
| of truth |
H571ʾemet |
אֶמֶת |
441 |
| shall be established |
H3559kun |
כּוּן |
76 |
| for ever: |
H5703ʿad |
עַד |
74 |
| but a lying |
H8267sheker |
שֶׁקֶר |
600 |
| tongue |
H3956lashon |
לָשׁוֹן |
386 |
| is but for a moment. |
H7280ragaʿ |
רָגַע |
273 |
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