Proverbes 6:19

19 Le faux témoin qui dit des mensonges, Et celui qui excite des querelles entre 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.

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FOOTNOTES:

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

Proverbes 6:19 In-Context

17 Les yeux hautains, la langue menteuse, Les mains qui répandent le sang innocent,

18 Le coeur qui médite des projets iniques, Les pieds qui se hâtent de courir au mal,

19 Le faux témoin qui dit des mensonges, Et celui qui excite des querelles entre frères.

20 Mon fils, garde les préceptes de ton père, Et ne rejette pas l'enseignement de ta mère.

21 Lie-les constamment sur ton coeur, Attache-les à ton cou.