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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 12:17 - Truth
Proverbs 12:17 - He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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He that speaketh | H6315 | פּוּחַ |
[Verb] to {puff} that {is} blow with the breath or air; hence to fan (as a {breeze}) to {utter} to kindle (a {fire}) to scoff |
truth | H530 | אֱמוּנָה |
[Noun Feminine] literally firmness; figuratively security; moral fidelity |
sheweth forth | H5046 | נָגַד |
[Verb] properly to {front} that {is} stand boldly out opposite; by implication ({causatively}) to manifest; figuratively to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically to {expose} predict: {explain} praise |
righteousness | H6664 | צֶדֶק |
[Noun Masculine] the right ({natural} moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity |
but a false | H8267 | שֶׁקֶר |
[Noun Masculine] an untruth; by implication a sham (often adverbially) |
witness | H5707 | עֵד |
[Noun Masculine] concretely a witness; abstractly testimony; specifically a {recorder} that {is} prince |
deceit | H4820 | מִרְמָה |
[Noun Feminine] fraud |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.