Provérbios 19:28

28 A testemunha vil escarnece da justiça; e a boca dos ímpios engole a iniqüidade.

Provérbios 19:28 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 19:28

An ungodly witness scorneth judgment
Or, "a witness of Belial" F26. 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.


FOOTNOTES:

F26 (leylb de) "testis Belijahal", Montanus, Tigurine version, Baynus.

Provérbios 19:28 In-Context

26 O que aflige a seu pai, e faz fugir a sua mãe, é filho que envergonha e desonra.
27 Cessa, filho meu, de ouvir a instrução, e logo te desviarás das palavras do conhecimento.
28 A testemunha vil escarnece da justiça; e a boca dos ímpios engole a iniqüidade.
29 A condenação está preparada para os escarnecedores, e os açoites para as costas dos tolos.
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