Proverbs 19:5

Hebrew
ESV
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
NIV
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will not go free.
NLT
A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape.
LXX
μάρτυς ψευδὴς οὐκ ἀτιμώρητος ἔσταιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
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greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἐγκαλῶν ἀδίκως οὐ διαφεύξεται
KJV
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

Proverbs 19:4 ← Proverbs 19:5 → Proverbs 19:6

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