Proverbs 19:28
Strong's Lexicon
A corrupt
בְּ֭לִיַּעַל (bə·lî·ya·‘al)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1100: 1) worthlessness 1a) worthless, good for nothing, unprofitable, base fellow 1b) wicked 1c) ruin, destruction (construct)

witness
עֵ֣ד (‘êḏ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5707: 1) witness 1a) witness, testimony, evidence (of things) 1b) witness (of people)

mocks
יָלִ֣יץ (yā·lîṣ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3887: 1) to scorn, make mouths at, talk arrogantly 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to boast 1a2) to scorn 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to mock, deride 1b2) to interpret (language) 1b2a) interpreter (participle) 1b2b) ambassador (fig.) 1c) (Hithpalpel) to be inflated, scoff, act as a scorner, show oneself a mocker

justice,
מִשְׁפָּ֑ט (miš·pāṭ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4941: 1) judgment, justice, ordinance 1a) judgment 1a1) act of deciding a case 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) 1a6) execution (of judgment) 1a7) time (of judgment) 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) 1c) ordinance 1d) decision (in law) 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

and a wicked
רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים (rə·šā·‘îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7563: 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)

mouth
וּפִ֥י (ū·p̄î)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6310: peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21

swallows
יְבַלַּע־ (yə·ḇal·la‘-)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1104: 1) to swallow down, swallow up, engulf, eat up 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to swallow down 1a2) to swallow up, engulf 1b) (Niphal) to be swallowed up 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to swallow 1c2) to swallow up, engulf 1c3) squandering (fig.) 1d) (Pual) to be swallowed up 1e) (Hithpael) to be ended

iniquity.
אָֽוֶן׃ (’ā·wen)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 205: 1) trouble, wickedness, sorrow 1a) trouble, sorrow 1b) idolatry 1c) trouble of iniquity, wickedness

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.

Young's Literal Translation
A worthless witness scorneth judgment, And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

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

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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.

New Living Translation
A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice; the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.

English Standard Version
A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

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.

American Standard Version
A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

English Revised Version
A worthless witness mocketh at judgment: and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

Young's Literal Translation
A worthless witness scorneth judgment, And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
















Cross References
Job 15:16
How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

Job 20:12
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;

Job 20:13
Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:

Job 34:7
What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?

Proverbs 19:27
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 19:26
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

Proverbs 19:25
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

Proverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

Proverbs 20:2
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
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