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אַל תְּהִ֣יplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 עֵד חִנָּ֣ם בְּרֵעֶ֑ךָ וַ֝הֲפִתִּ֗יתָ בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ |
| ESV |
Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
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| NIV |
Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, or use your lips to deceive.
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| NLT |
Don't testify against your neighbors without cause; don't lie about them.
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| LXX |
μὴ ἴσθιplugin-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. ψευδὴς μάρτυς ἐπὶ σὸν πολίτην μηδὲ πλατύνου σοῖς χείλεσιν |
| KJV |
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
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Proverbs 24:27 ← Proverbs 24:28 → Proverbs 24:29
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