King James Version
Proverbs 6:19 in the King James Version says “A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.”
Proverbs 6:19 · KJV
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, A proud: Heb. Haughty eyes
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“that speaketh”
H6315to puff, i.e., blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff
“witness”
H5707concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e., prince
“and he that soweth”
H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
“among brethren”
H251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
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