Proverbs 14:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A truthfulאֱמֶ֑ת
(e·met;)
571: firmness, faithfulness, truthfrom aman
witnessעֵ֣ד
(ed)
5707: a witnessfrom ud
savesמַצִּ֣יל
(ma·tzil)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root
lives,נְ֭פָשֹׁות
(ne·fa·sho·vt)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
But he who uttersוְיָפִ֖חַ
(ve·ya·fi·ach)
6315: to breathe, blowa prim. root
liesכְּזָבִ֣ים
(ke·za·vim)
3577: a lie, falsehood, deceptive thingfrom kazab
is treacherous.מִרְמָֽה׃
(mir·mah.)
4820: deceit, treacheryfrom ramah


















KJV Lexicon
A true.
'emeth  (eh'-meth)
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness -- assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
witness
`ed  (ayd)
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince -- witness.
delivereth
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
souls
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
but a deceitful
mirmah  (meer-maw')
fraud -- craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.
witness speaketh
puwach  (poo'akh)
to puff, i.e. blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff -- blow (upon), break, puff, bring into a snare, speak, utter.
lies
kazab  (kaw-zawb')
falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol) -- deceitful, false, leasing, + liar, lie, lying.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A truthful witness saves lives, But he who utters lies is treacherous.

King James Bible
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A truthful witness rescues lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.

International Standard Version
A truthful witness saves lives, but the person who lies is deceitful.

NET Bible
A truthful witness rescues lives, but the one who breathes lies brings deception.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A true witness delivers souls, and a false witness speaks deceit.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
An honest witness saves lives, but one who tells lies is dangerous.

King James 2000 Bible
A true witness delivers souls: but a deceitful witness speaks lies.
Links
Proverbs 14:25
Proverbs 14:25 NIV
Proverbs 14:25 NLT
Proverbs 14:25 ESV
Proverbs 14:25 NASB
Proverbs 14:25 KJV

Proverbs 14:24
Top of Page
Top of Page