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proverbs_19:9

Proverbs 19:9

Hebrew
ESV
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish.
NIV
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will perish.
NLT
A false witness will not go unpunished, and a liar will be destroyed.
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.
ὃςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὅς, ἥ, ὅ

greek

Meaning:

* Who * Which * What

The relative pronoun that connects a relative clause to a main clause, referring back to a noun or pronoun (called the antecedent).

It is distinct from ὅτι (“that,” introducing indirect speech) and from ὅς as an interrogative in older Greek (meaning
δplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

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.
ἂν ἐκκαύσῃ κακίαν ἀπολεῖται ὑπ αὐτῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
KJV
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

Proverbs 19:8 ← Proverbs 19:9 → Proverbs 19:10

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