Proverbes 6:19

19 Le faux témoin qui prononce des mensonges, et celui qui sème des querelles entre les frères.

Proverbes 6:19 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 6:19

A false witness [that] speaketh lies
Or, "that speaketh lies, [even] a false witness" F6; and so this is distinguished from a lying tongue, the second of these evils: this is the sin of bearing false witness against one's neighbour, a breach of the eighth command. It may be rendered, "he that bloweth lies" F7; that raises lies, and spreads them abroad, and swears to them, to the damage of others. This makes the sixth; and the seventh follows, and him that soweth discord among brethren;
whether in a natural relation, or in a civil society, or in a religious community.


FOOTNOTES:

F6 So Vatablus, Mercerus
F7 (Mybzk xypy) "qui efflat mendacia", Piscator, Michaelis.

Proverbes 6:19 In-Context

17 Les yeux hautains, la langue fausse, les mains qui répandent le sang innocent,
18 Le cœur qui forme de mauvais desseins, les pieds qui se hâtent pour courir au mal,
19 Le faux témoin qui prononce des mensonges, et celui qui sème des querelles entre les frères.
20 Mon fils, garde le commandement de ton père, et n'abandonne point l'enseignement de ta mère.
21 Tiens-les continuellement liés sur ton cœur, et les attache à ton cou.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.