A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
* A faithfull witneſſe will not lye: but a falſe witneſſe will vtter lyes.
אֵמוּן , masculine noun, ʾeymun — faithfulness (value 97)
H529,
אֵמוּן ʼêmûwn, ay-moon'; from H539; established, i.e. (figuratively) trusty; also (abstractly) trustworthiness:—faith(-ful), truth.faithfulness, trusting
faithful, trusty (as adj.)
Used in 5 Verses, 3 Books 5  Occurrence Count
כָּזַב , verb, kazav — to lie, be a liar (value 29)
H3576,
כָּזַב kâzab, kaw-zab'; a primitive root; to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively:—fail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.to lie, tell a lie, be a liar, be found a liar, be in vain, fail
(Qal) liar (participle)
(Niphal) to be proven to be lying
(Piel)
to lie, tell a lie, tell a lie with, deceive
to disappoint, fail
(Hiphil) to make a liar, prove to be a liar
Used in 18 Verses, 10 Books 18  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
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186  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
פּוּחַ , verb, puah — to breathe, blow (value 94)
H6315,
פּוּחַ pûwach, poo'akh; a primitive root; to puff, i.e. blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff:—blow (upon), break, puff, bring into a snare, speak, utter.to breathe, blow
(Qal) to breathe
(Hiphil)
to cause to exhale or breathe
to puff, snort
to excite, inflame
to puff, pant for it
to breathe out, utter
to blow, blast
Used in 14 Verses, 5 Books 14  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 14:5Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| עֵ֣ד אֱ֭מוּנִים לֹ֣א יְכַזֵּ֑ב וְיָפִ֥יחַ כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים עֵ֣ד שָֽׁקֶר׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| A faithful |
H529ʾeymun |
אֵמוּן |
97 |
| witness |
H5707ʿeyd |
עֵד |
74 |
| will not lie: |
H3577kazav |
כָּזָב |
29 |
| but a false |
H8267sheker |
שֶׁקֶר |
600 |
| witness |
H5707ʿeyd |
עֵד |
74 |
| will utter |
H6315puah |
פּוּחַ |
94 |
| lies. |
H3576kazav |
כָּזַב |
29 |
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