Proverbs 19:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A rascallyבְּ֭לִיַּעַל
(be·li·ya·'al)
1100: worthlessnessfrom beli and yaal
witnessעֵ֣ד
(ed)
5707: a witnessfrom ud
makes a mockery 
 
3917b: to scorna prim. root
of justice,מִשְׁפָּ֑ט
(mish·pat;)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
And the mouthוּפִ֥י
(u·fi)
6310: moutha prim. root
of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
spreadsיְבַלַּע־
(ye·val·la-)
1104: to swallow down, swallow up, engulfa prim. root
iniquity.אָֽוֶן׃
(a·ven.)
205: trouble, sorrow, wickednessfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
An ungodly
bliya`al  (bel-e-yah'-al)
without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness -- Belial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men), wicked.
witness
`ed  (ayd)
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince -- witness.
scorneth
luwts  (loots)
ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.
judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
and the mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
of the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
devoureth
bala`  (baw-lah')
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy -- cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
iniquity
'aven  (aw-ven')
to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A rascally witness makes a mockery of justice, And the mouth of the wicked spreads iniquity.

King James Bible
An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A worthless witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.

International Standard Version
A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the wicked person feeds on iniquity.

NET Bible
A crooked witness scorns justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
An evil witness is loud in judgment, and the mouth of the evil swallows him up.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A worthless witness mocks justice, and the mouths of wicked people swallow up trouble.

King James 2000 Bible
An ungodly witness scorns judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
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