Provérbios 19:28

Almeida Revista e Atualizada

A testemunha de Belial escarnece da justia, e a boca dos perversos devora a iniqidade.

Parallel Translations

A Biblia Sagrada
O mpio escarnece do juzo, e a boca dos perversos devora a iniqidade.

Almeida Revista e Corrigida
A testemunha de Belial escarnece do juzo, e a boca dos mpios engole a iniqidade.

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.