Proverbs 12:17
Context| NETBible | The faithful witness 1 tells what is right, 2 but a false witness 3 speaks 4 deceit. |
| XREF | 1Sa 22:14,15; Pr 6:19; Pr 14:5,25; Pr 19:5,28; Pr 21:28; Pr 24:28; Mt 15:19; Mt 26:59; Ac 6:13; 1Pe 3:16 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn The text has “he pours out faithfully”; the word rendered “faithfully” or “reliably” (אֱמוּנָה, ’emunah) is used frequently for giving testimony in court, and so here the subject matter is the reliable witness. 2 tn Heb “righteousness.” 3 tn Heb “witness of falsehoods.” The genitive noun functions attributively, and the plural form depicts habitual action or moral characteristic. This describes a person who habitually lies. A false witness cannot be counted on to help the cause of justice. 4 tn The term “speaks” does not appear in this line but is implied by the parallelism; it is supplied in the translation for clarity and smoothness. |
