Proverbes 19:28

La Bible Ostervald

Un témoin pervers se moque de la justice, et la bouche des méchants se repaît d'iniquité.

Parallel Translations

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Le témoin qui a un mauvais cœur se moque de la justice; et la bouche des méchants engloutit l'iniquité.

Darby's French Translation
Un témoin de Bélial se moque du juste jugement, et la bouche des méchants avale l'iniquité.

Louis Segond (1910)
Un témoin pervers se moque de la justice, Et la bouche des méchants dévore l'iniquité.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

An ungodly witness: Heb. a witness of Belial, 1 Kings 21:10, 1 Kings 21:13, Acts 6:11-13

scorneth: Psalms 10:5, Psalms 10:11, Isaiah 28:14-18, Luke 18:2-4

the: Proverbs 15:14, Job 15:16, Job 20:12, Job 20:13, Job 34:7, Hosea 4:8

Reciprocal: Exodus 23:1 - an unrighteous witness Proverbs 12:17 - but

Gill's Notes on the Bible

An ungodly witness scorneth judgment,.... Or, "a witness of Belial" z. A false witness is not awed by the place of judgment where he is; nor by the judge before whom he is; nor by the law, the rule of judgment, nor by the punishment of perjury; he scorns all these, and scoffs at them, and proceeds in bearing a false testimony: or he covers that which is right and just, and eludes judgment by specious and sophistic arguments and pretences. Or this may be understood of a false teacher, that scorns the rule of judgment, or colours over things, to make them plausible, and seem to be agreeable to it;

and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity; greedily, and with pleasure commits it; as a hungry man takes in his food; or a thirsty man drinks down water: and in like manner are false doctrines imbibed by men of perverse minds.

z עד בליעל "testis Belijahal", Montanus, Tigurine version, Baynus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ungodly witness - literally, “Witness of Belial,” “worthless,” “untruthful.”

Devoureth iniquity - Seizes on it eagerly, as a dainty, lives on it.