Proverbs
Proverbs 19:28
28A corrupt witness mocks justice,
and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A corrupt | בְּ֭לִיַּעַל | bə·lî·ya·‘al | Noun - masculine singular | H1100 worthlessness |
| witness | עֵ֣ד | ‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5707 witness |
| mocks | יָלִ֣יץ | yā·lîṣ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3887 scorn |
| justice | מִשְׁפָּ֑ט | miš·pāṭ | Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| and a wicked | רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים | rə·šā·‘îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| mouth | וּפִ֥י | ū·p̄î | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| swallows | יְבַלַּע־ | yə·ḇal·la‘- | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf |
| iniquity | אָֽוֶן׃ | ’ā·wen | Noun - masculine singular | H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 15:16 · Acts 6:11–13 · Job 34:7 · Luke 18:2–4 · 1 Kings 21:13 · Job 20:12–13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.