Proverbs 19:28
26 He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
27 If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.
29 Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.
- KJV
- An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
- WEB
- A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
- ASV
- A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
- DARBY
- A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.
- BLB
- A witness of worthlessness scorns justice, and the mouth of wicked ones swallows iniquity.
- ÅB
- Et ugudelig vitne spotter det som rett er, og de gudløses munn sluker urett.
- OTB
- Et verdiløst vitne spotter rettferdighet, og den ondes munn sluker urett.
- B1930
- Et ugudelig vidne spotter det som rett er, og de gudløses munn sluker urett.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 15:16
how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?
Read in contextLuke 18:2–4
“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
Read in contextActs 6:11–13
Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
Read in contextJob 34:7
What man is like Job, who drinks up derision like water?
Read in context1 Kings 21:13
And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.
Read in contextJob 20:12–13
Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
Read in contextPsalms 10:11
He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
Read in contextPsalms 10:5
He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
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