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Proverbs 12

Prov. 12:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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He that speaketh
puwach (Hebrew #6315)
to puff, i.e. blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff
KJV usage: blow (upon), break, puff, bring into a snare, speak, utter.
Pronounce: poo'akh
Origin: a primitive root
truth
'emuwnah (Hebrew #530)
literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
KJV usage: faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.
Pronounce: em-oo-naw');
Origin: feminine of 529
showeth forth
nagad (Hebrew #5046)
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
KJV usage: bewray, X certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, X fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, X surely, tell, utter.
Pronounce: naw-gad'
Origin: a primitive root
righteousness
tsedeq (Hebrew #6664)
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
KJV usage: X even, (X that which is altogether) just(-ice), ((un-))right(-eous) (cause, -ly, - ness).
Pronounce: tseh'-dek
Origin: from 6663
: but a false
sheqer (Hebrew #8267)
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
KJV usage: without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
Pronounce: sheh'-ker
Origin: from 8266
witness
`ed (Hebrew #5707)
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
KJV usage: witness.
Pronounce: ayd
Origin: contracted from 5749
deceit
mirmah (Hebrew #4820)
fraud
KJV usage: craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.
Pronounce: meer-maw'
Origin: from 7411 in the sense of deceiving
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Righteousness,
Truth,
Witness

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 14:5,25• 5A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
 25A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. (Prov. 14:5,25)
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1 Sam. 22:14‑15• 14Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honorable in thine house?
 15Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more. (1 Sam. 22:14‑15)
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Prov. 6:19• 19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. (Prov. 6:19)
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Prov. 19:5,28• 5A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
 28An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. (Prov. 19:5,28)
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Prov. 21:28• 28A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly. (Prov. 21:28)
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Prov. 24:28• 28Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; and deceive not with thy lips. (Prov. 24:28)
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Matt. 15:19• 19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: (Matt. 15:19)
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Matt. 26:59• 59Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; (Matt. 26:59)
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Acts 6:13• 13And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law: (Acts 6:13)
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1 Peter 3:16• 16Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. (1 Peter 3:16)
• {v.17-22} The six verses are all occupied with the same general theme—lips of truth contrasted with a lying tongue. (“Proverbs Twelve” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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He that utterethf truth sheweth forth righteousness; but a false witness deceit.

JND Translation Notes

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As ch. 6.19.