Proverbs 21:28
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
A falseכְּזָבִ֥יםke·za·vim3577a lie, falsehood, deceptive thingfrom kazab
witnessעֵד־ed-5707a witnessfrom ud
will perish,יֹאבֵ֑דyo·ved;6to perisha prim. root
But the manוְאִ֥ישׁve·'ish376manfrom an unused word
who listensומֵ֗עַv·me·a'8085to heara prim. root
[to the truth] will speakיְדַבֵּֽר׃ye·dab·ber.1696to speaka prim. root
forever.לָנֶ֥צַחla·ne·tzach5331eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuityfrom natsach
KJV Lexicon
A false.
kazab  (kaw-zawb')
falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol) -- deceitful, false, leasing, + liar, lie, lying.
witness
`ed  (ayd)
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince -- witness.
shall perish
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
but the man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
that heareth
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
speaketh
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
constantly
netsach  (neh'-tsakh)
a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view)
New American Standard (©1995)
A false witness will perish, But the man who listens to the truth will speak forever.

King James Bible
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

American King James Version
A false witness shall perish: but the man that hears speaks constantly.

American Standard Version
A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.

Darby Bible Translation
A lying witness shall perish; and a man that heareth shall speak constantly.

English Revised Version
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth shall speak unchallenged.

Webster's Bible Translation
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

World English Bible
A false witness will perish, and a man who listens speaks to eternity.

Young's Literal Translation
A false witness doth perish, And an attentive man for ever speaketh.

משלי 21:28 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
עֵד־כְּזָבִ֥ים יֹאבֵ֑ד וְאִ֥ישׁ ומֵ֗עַ לָנֶ֥צַח יְדַבֵּֽר׃

משלי 21:28 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
עד־כזבים יאבד ואיש ומע לנצח ידבר׃

משלי 21:28 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
עד־כזבים יאבד ואיש ומע לנצח ידבר׃

משלי 21:28 Hebrew Bible
עד כזבים יאבד ואיש שומע לנצח ידבר׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
testis mendax peribit vir oboediens loquitur victoriam

FALSE Constantly Cut Destroyed Endure Eternity Forever Heareth Hears Listens Lying Obeyeth Perish Speak Speaketh Speaks Truth Unchallenged Witness

Attentive Constantly Cut Destroyed Endure Eternity Forever Heareth Hears Listens Obeyeth Perish Speak Speaketh Speaks Truth Witness Word

Attentive Constantly Cut Destroyed Endure Eternity Forever Heareth Hears Listens Obeyeth Perish Speak Speaketh Speaks Truth Witness Word

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