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Proverbs 12:17 Interlinear

“He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness witness but a false deceit”

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Proverbs 12 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	יָפִ֣יחַ	H6315	He that speaketh	to puff, i.e., blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff
2	אֱ֭מוּנָה	H530	truth	literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
3	יַגִּ֣יד	H5046	sheweth forth	properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to
4	צֶ֑דֶק	H6664	righteousness	the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
5	וְעֵ֖ד	H5707	witness	concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e., prince
6	שְׁקָרִ֣ים	H8267	but a false	an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
7	מִרְמָֽה׃	H4820	deceit	fraud

Proverbs 12:17 (current)He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness witness but a false deceit