Proverbs
Proverbs 19:9–10
9A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who pours out lies will perish.
10Luxury is unseemly for a fool—
how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
Word by word
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Proverbs 19:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A false | שְׁ֭קָרִים | šə·qā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| witness | עֵ֣ד | ‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5707 witness |
| will not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| go unpunished | יִנָּקֶ֑ה | yin·nā·qeh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5352 be empty(?), clean |
| and one who pours out | וְיָפִ֖יחַ | wə·yā·p̄î·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6315 breathe, blow |
| lies | כְּזָבִ֣ים | kə·zā·ḇîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3577 lie, falsehood, deceptive thing |
| will perish | יֹאבֵֽד׃פ | yō·ḇêḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6 perish |
Proverbs 19:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxury | תַּעֲנ֑וּג | ta·‘ă·nūḡ | Noun - masculine singular | H8588 daintiness, luxury, exquisite delight |
| is unseemly | נָאוֶ֣ה | nā·weh | Adjective - masculine singular | H5000 comely, seemly |
| for a fool | לִכְסִ֣יל | liḵ·sîl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool |
| how much worse | אַ֝֗ף | ’ap̄ | Conjunction | H637 also, yea |
| for a slave | לְעֶ֤בֶד׀ | lə·‘e·ḇeḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| to rule | מְשֹׁ֬ל | mə·šōl | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H4910 rule, have dominion, reign |
| over princes | בְּשָׂרִֽים׃ | bə·śā·rîm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 19:9 Revelation 22:15 · Proverbs 19:5 · Revelation 19:20
Proverbs 19:10 Proverbs 30:21–22 · Proverbs 26:1 · Luke 16:23 · Luke 16:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.