Verse List for PROV 19:28

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OET (OET-RV) A worthless witness makes a mockery of justice, ⇔ and the mouth of the wicked person gulps in more wickedness.

OET-LV A _witness _of worthlessness he _mocks justice and_the_mouth _of wicked_people it _swallows _up wickedness.

ULT A witness of worthlessness mocks justice, ⇔ and the mouth of the wicked ones swallows iniquity.

UST Worthless witnesses scorn what is just, ⇔  and wicked people enjoy acting sinfully as if they were gulping down delicious food.

BSB & MSB A corrupt witness mocks justice, ⇔  and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB A corrupt witness mocks justice, ⇔  and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

NET A crooked witness scorns justice, ⇔ and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

LSV A worthless witness scorns judgment,
And the mouth of the wicked swallows iniquity.

FBV A crooked witness makes a mockery of justice; and the wicked wolf down evil.

T4T ⇔  Worthless witnesses in court make fun of judges who try to make fair decisions, ⇔  and wicked people enjoy doing evil like they enjoy eating good food [MET].

LEB • A worthless witness will mock justice,
• and the mouth of the wicked will devour iniquity.

BBE A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.

Moff A rascal of a witness scoffs at justice, ⇔  and perjury pours from a scoundrel’s lips.

JPS An ungodly witness mocketh at right; and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

ASV A worthless witness mocketh at justice; ⇔ And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

DRA An unjust witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

YLT A worthless witness scorneth judgment, And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

Drby A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.

RV A worthless witness mocketh at judgment: and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
(A worthless witness mocketh at judgement: and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.)

SLT A witness of Belial shall mock judgment: and the mouth of the unjust will swallow down iniquity.

Wbstr An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

KJB-1769 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.[fn]
(An ungodly witness scorneth judgement: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth/devours iniquity.)

KJB-1611 [fn]An vngodly witnesse scorneth iudgement: and the mouth of the wicked deuoureth iniquitie.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps A wicked witnesse mocketh iudgement: and the mouth of the vngodly deuoureth wickednesse.
(A wicked witness mocketh judgement: and the mouth of the ungodly devoureth/devours wickedness.)

Gnva A wicked witnes mocketh at iudgement, and the mouth of ye wicked swalloweth vp iniquitie.
(A wicked witness mocketh at judgement, and the mouth of ye/you_all wicked swalloweth up iniquity.)

Cvdl A false wytnes laugheth iudgmet to scorne, & the mouth of the vngodly eateth vp wickednes.
(A false witness laugheth judgement to scorn, and the mouth of the ungodly eateth/eats up wickedness.)

Wycl A wickid witnesse scorneth doom; and the mouth of vnpitouse men deuourith wickidnesse.
(A wicked witness scorneth judgement; and the mouth of impious/wicked men devoureth/devours wickedness.)

Luth Ein loser Zeuge spottet des Rechts, und der GOttlosen Mund verschlinget das Unrecht.
(A loser witness(n) scoffs the law/rights, and the/of_the godless_one(s) mouth devours the injustice.)

ClVg Testis iniquus deridet judicium, et os impiorum devorat iniquitatem.[fn]
(Testis unjust deridet judgement, and mouth of_the_wicked devours iniquity.)

UHB עֵ֣ד בְּ֭לִיַּעַל יָלִ֣יץ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ⁠פִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְבַלַּע־אָֽוֶן׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὁ ἐγγυώμενος παῖδα ἄφρονα, καθυβρίσει δικαίωμα· στόμα δὲ ἀσεβῶν καταπίεται κρίσεις.

BrTr He that becomes surety for a foolish child will despise the ordinance: and the mouth of ungodly men shall drink down judgments.