Proverbi 6:19

19 il falso testimonio che proferisce menzogne, e chi semina discordie tra fratelli.

Proverbi 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.

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FOOTNOTES:

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

Proverbi 6:19 In-Context

17 gli occhi alteri, la lingua bugiarda, le mani che spandono sangue innocente,

18 il cuore che medita disegni iniqui, i piedi che corron frettolosi al male,

19 il falso testimonio che proferisce menzogne, e chi semina discordie tra fratelli.

20 Figliuol mio, osserva i precetti di tuo padre, e non trascurare gl’insegnamenti di tua madre;

21 tienteli del continuo legati sul cuore e attaccati al collo.