The Meaning of Proverbs 19:9 Explained

Proverbs 19:9

KJV: A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

YLT: A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.

Darby: A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.

ASV: A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

A false  witness  shall not be unpunished,  and [he that] speaketh  lies  shall perish. 

What does Proverbs 19:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 19

1  Life and Conduct

What do the individual words in Proverbs 19:9 mean?

A witness FALSE not will go unpunished and [he who] speaks lies shall perish -
עֵ֣ד שְׁ֭קָרִים לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶ֑ה וְיָפִ֖יחַ כְּזָבִ֣ים יֹאבֵֽד פ

עֵ֣ד  A  witness 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עֵד  
Sense: witness.
שְׁ֭קָרִים  FALSE 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שֶׁקֶר  
Sense: lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood.
יִנָּקֶ֑ה  will  go  unpunished 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָקָה  
Sense: to be empty, be clear, be pure, be free, be innocent, be desolate, be cut off.
וְיָפִ֖יחַ  and  [he  who]  speaks 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: פּוּחַ 
Sense: to breathe, blow.
כְּזָבִ֣ים  lies 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: כָּזָב  
Sense: a lie, untruth, falsehood, deceptive thing.
יֹאבֵֽד  shall  perish 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָבַד  
Sense: perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation