An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
† An vngodly witneſſe ſcorneth iudgement: and the mouth of the wicked deuoureth iniquitie.
אָוֶן , masculine noun, ʾaven — trouble, sorrow, wickedness (value 57)
H205,
אָוֶן ʼâven, aw-ven'; from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol:—affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369.trouble, wickedness, sorrow
trouble, sorrow
idolatry
trouble of iniquity, wickedness
Used in 79 Verses, 14 Books 79  Occurrence Count
בְּלִיַּעַל , masculine noun, bəliyyyaʿal — worthlessness (value 142)
H1100,
בְּלִיַּעַל belîyaʻal, bel-e-yah'-al; from H1097 and H3276;(often in connection with H376, H802, H1121, etc.) without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness:—Belial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men), wicked.worthlessness
worthless, good for nothing, unprofitable, base fellow
wicked
ruin, destruction (construct)
Used in 26 Verses, 10 Books 27  Occurrence Count
בָּלַע , verb, balaʿ — to swallow down, swallow up, engulf (value 102)
H1104,
בָּלַע bâlaʻ, baw-lah'; a primitive root; to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy:—cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).to swallow down, swallow up, engulf, eat up
(Qal)
to swallow down
to swallow up, engulf
(Niphal) to be swallowed up
(Piel)
to swallow
to swallow up, engulf
squandering (fig.)
(Pual) to be swallowed up
(Hithpael) to be ended
Used in 48 Verses, 15 Books 49  Occurrence Count
לוּץ , verb, lutz — ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker (value 126)
H3887,
לוּץ lûwts, loots; a primitive root; properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede:—ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.to scorn, make mouths at, talk arrogantly
(Qal)
to boast
to scorn
(Hiphil)
to mock, deride
to interpret (language)
interpreter (participle)
ambassador (fig.)
(Hithpalpel) to be inflated, scoff, act as a scorner, show oneself a mocker
Used in 26 Verses, 6 Books 27  Occurrence Count
מִשְׁפָּט , masculine noun, mishpat — judgment (value 429)
H4941,
מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ, mish-pawt'; from H8199; properly, 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:— adversary, ceremony, charge, × 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, sentence, usest, × worthy, wrong.judgment, justice, ordinance
judgment
act of deciding a case
place, court, seat of judgment
process, procedure, litigation (before judges)
case, cause (presented for judgment)
sentence, decision (of judgment)
execution (of judgment)
time (of judgment)
justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man)
ordinance
decision (in law)
right, privilege, due (legal)
proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan
Used in 406 Verses, 31 Books 421  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
פֶּה , masculine noun, peh — mouth (value 85)
H6310,
פֶּה peh, peh; from H6284; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to:—accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), × eat, edge, end, entry, file, hole, × in, mind, mouth, part, portion, × (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, × spoken, talk, tenor, × to, two-edged, wish, word.(peh) mouth
mouth (of man)
mouth (as organ of speech)
mouth (of animals)
mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc)
extremity, end
(pim) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1 Sa. 13:21
Used in 459 Verses, 35 Books 494  Occurrence Count
רָשָׁע , adjective, rashaʿ — wicked, criminal (value 570)
H7563,
רָשָׁע râshâʻ, raw-shaw'; from H7561; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.wicked, criminal
guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst)
wicked (hostile to God)
wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)
Used in 248 Verses, 20 Books 261  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 19:28Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| עֵ֣ד בְּ֭לִיַּעַל יָלִ֣יץ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְבַלַּע־אָֽוֶן׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| An ungodly |
H1100bəliyyyaʿal |
בְּלִיַּעַל |
142 |
| witness |
H5707ʿeyd |
עֵד |
74 |
| scorneth |
H3887lutz |
לוּץ |
126 |
| judgment: |
H4941mishpat |
מִשְׁפָּט |
429 |
| and the mouth |
H6310peh |
פֶּה |
85 |
| of the wicked |
H7563rashaʿ |
רָשָׁע |
570 |
| devoureth |
H1104balaʿ |
בָּלַע |
102 |
| iniquity. |
H205ʾaven |
אָוֶן |
57 |
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