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Proverbs 19

Prov. 19:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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
shall not be φunpunished
naqah (Hebrew #5352)
to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
KJV usage: acquit X at all, X altogether, be blameless, cleanse, (be) clear(-ing), cut off, be desolate, be free, be (hold) guiltless, be (hold) innocent, X by no means, be quit, be (leave) unpunished, X utterly, X wholly.
Pronounce: naw-kaw'
Origin: a primitive root
, and 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
lies
kazab (Hebrew #3577)
falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
KJV usage: deceitful, false, leasing, + liar, lie, lying.
Pronounce: kaw-zawb'
Origin: from 3576
shall not escape
malat (Hebrew #4422)
properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
KJV usage: deliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, X speedily, X surely.
Pronounce: maw-lat'
Origin: a primitive root
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held innocent.

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 19:9• 9A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish. (Prov. 19:9)
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Prov. 6:19• 19a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren. (Prov. 6:19)
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Prov. 21:28• 28A lying witness shall perish; and a man that heareth shall speak constantly. (Prov. 21:28)
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Ex. 23:1• 1Thou shalt not accept a false report; extend not thy hand to the wicked, to be an unrighteous witness. (Ex. 23:1)
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Deut. 19:16‑21• 16If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of an offence;
 17then both the men between whom the controversy is shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days;
 18and the judges shall make thorough inquiry; and if the witness be a false witness, and he have testified falsely against his brother,
 19then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to have done unto his brother; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.
 20And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in thy midst.
 21And thine eye shall not spare: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. (Deut. 19:16‑21)
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Psa. 120:3‑4• 3What shall be given unto thee, what shall be added unto thee, thou deceitful tongue?
 4Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with burning coals of broom-wood. (Psa. 120:3‑4)
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Dan. 6:24• 24And the king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and broke all their bones in pieces ere they came to the bottom of the den. (Dan. 6:24)
unpunished.
Heb. held innocent.
Deut. 5:11• 11Thou shalt not idly utter the name of Jehovah thy God; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that idly uttereth his name. (Deut. 5:11)
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1 Kings 2:9• 9And now hold him not guiltless; for thou art a wise man, and thou shalt know what thou oughtest to do to him; but bring his hoar head down to Sheol with blood. (1 Kings 2:9)
• The judgment of God is according to truth. He will see that every transgression and disobedience shall receive a just recompence of reward. A lie may seem to triumph for the time being, but the truth shall be eventually supreme. See the witnesses against Naboth (1 Kings 21:8-13). (“Proverbs Nineteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.