Proverbs 19:28
King James Version
12 Jun 2026
“An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.”
מִשְׁפָּט
Justice, right judgment. Mishpat. Doing what is right and fair in every situation. Let justice roll on like a river. God requires mishpat from His people.
לוּץ
he mocks
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לוּץ
properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede
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רָשָׁע
wicked people
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רָשָׁע
Wicked, ungodly. Rasha. One who is morally wrong and opposed to God. God's mercy is available to anyone who repents.
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עֵד
a witness of
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עֵד
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
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בָּלַע
it swallows up
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בָּלַע
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
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בְּלִיַּעַל
worthlessness
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בְּלִיַּעַל
without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness
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