Proverbs 14:5
Context| NETBible | A truthful witness 1 does not lie, but a false witness 2 breathes out lies. 3 |
| XREF | Ex 20:16; Ex 23:1; 1Ki 21:13; 1Ki 22:12-14; Pr 6:19; Pr 12:17; Pr 13:5; Pr 14:25; Pr 19:5,9 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “a witness of faithfulness.” The genitive functions in an attributive sense: “faithful witness” (so KJV, NRSV); TEV “reliable witness.” 2 tn Heb “a witness of falsehood.” The genitive functions in an attributive sense: “false witness.” 3 sn This saying addresses the problem of legal testimony: A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness does lie – naturally. The first colon uses the verb כָּזַב (kazav, “to lie”) and the second colon uses the noun כָּזָב (kazav, “lie; falsehood”). |
