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כָּזָב (kâzâb) n-m (kaw-zawb')
Source: from H3576;
Meaning: falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
KJV: deceitful, false, leasing, liar, lie, lying.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

k.ba.ab

כָּזָב n.m. lie, falsehood, deceptive thing

Appears in a total of 29 verses:

ZEP 3:13

OET-LV: 13 The _remnant _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) not they _will _do injustice and_not they _will _speak falsehood and_not it _will _be _found in_mouth _of_their a _tongue _of deceitfulness if/because they they _will _graze and_they _will _lie _down and_there_will_not_be one _who_terrifies. (ZEP 3:13)

OET-RV: 13 The surviving Israelis won’t do what is wrong.
⇔ ≈ They won’t tell lies or deceive others.
⇔ Instead they’ll eat and sleep in peace,
⇔ ≈ No one will be there to terrify them. (ZEP 3:13)

EZE 21:34

OET-LV: 34  when_see to/for_you(fs) falsehood when_divine to/for_you(fs) falsehood to_give you to the_necks _of those_profaned _of wicked_people whom it _has _come day _of_their at_a _time _of punishment _of the_end. (EZE 21:34)

OET-RV: 29 While prophets see empty visions for you and perform rituals to come up with lies for you, this sword will lie on the necks of the wicked who are about to be killed, whose day of punishment has come and whose time of disobedience is about to end. (EZE 21:29)

PSA 4:3

OET-LV: 3  Oh _sons _of man until when honour _of_will_my become_(into)_ignominy will_you _love emptiness will _you(pl)_seek falsehood Şelāh. (PSA 4:3)

OET-RV: ⇔  2 How long will you mortal people keep shaming me instead of honouring me?
⇔ Why do you all love meaninglessness and enjoy dishonesty? (Instrumental break.) (PSA 4:2)

PSA 5:7

OET-LV: 7  you _destroy those _who_speak _of (of)_falsehood everyone _of blood(s) and_deceit he _abhors YHWH. (PSA 5:7)

OET-RV: 6 You destroy those who tell lies.
⇔ ≈ Yahweh despises murderers and fraudsters. (PSA 5:6)

ISA 28:15

OET-LV: 15 If/because you(pl)_have _said we _have _made a _covenant with death and_with Shəʼōl we _have _made an _agreement a _scourge overflowing if/because it _will _pass _by not it_will _come _to _us if/because we _have _made falsehood refuge _of_our and_in_deception we _have _hidden _ourselves. (ISA 28:15)

OET-RV: 15 because you’ve all said, “We’ve come to an agreement with death,
⇔ ≈ and we have an understanding with the grave.
⇔ When the overwhelming scourge goes past,
⇔ it won’t bother us because we’ve made lies our shelter,
⇔ ≈ and we hide in deception.” (ISA 28:15)

PSA 40:5

OET-LV: 5  how _blessed is_the_man who he _has _made YHWH of _confidence _of_his _object and_not he _has _turned to proud _people and_those _who_fall _away _of falsehood. (PSA 40:5)

OET-RV: 4 The person who trusts Yahweh will prosper
⇔ and doesn’t honour proud people
⇔ or those who go astray and follow lies. (PSA 40:4)

AMO 2:4

OET-LV: 4 thus YHWH he _says on three (the)_transgressions _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_on four not I_will _revoke _it because they_have _rejected DOM the _law _of YHWH and_regulations _of_his not they _have _kept and_they_have _misled _them lies _of_their which they _walked ancestors _of_their after_them. (AMO 2:4)

OET-RV: 4 This is what Yahweh says:
⇔ “Even if Yehudah was three or four sins below the threshold,
⇔ I wouldn’t turn away its punishment,
⇔ because they rejected Yahweh’s instructions
⇔ ≈ and didn’t keep his regulations.
⇔ Their lies caused them to go astray,
⇔ just like their ancestors had done. (AMO 2:4)

PSA 62:10

OET-LV: 10  only are_a _breath the_children _of humankind are_falsehood the_children _of everyone in_the_balances to_go _up they are_more_than _a _breath together. (PSA 62:10)

OET-RV: 9 Humans are nothing but a puff of wind.
⇔ ≈ They don’t weigh much on the scales.
⇔ → Even when weighed together, they’re lighter than air. (PSA 62:9)

PRO 14:25

OET-LV: 25 is_delivering lives a _witness _of reliability and_he _breathes _out lies deceit. (PRO 14:25)

OET-RV: 25 A truthful witness saves lives,
⇔ ^ but a deceitful one breathes out lies. (PRO 14:25)

ISA 28:17

OET-LV: 17 And_I _will _make justice (into)_a_measuring-line and_righteousness (into)_a_levelling _tool and_ hail _it _will _sweep _away the_refuge _of falsehood and_the_shelter waters they _will _overflow. (ISA 28:17)

OET-RV: 17 Then I’ll make justice into a measuring stick,
⇔ and righteous into a levelling tool.
⇔ Hail will sweep away the shelter of lies,
⇔ and floods will drown the hiding place. (ISA 28:17)

PRO 6:19

OET-LV: 19 one _who_he _breathes _out lies a _witness _of falsehood and_one _who_spreads contentions between brothers. (PRO 6:19)

OET-RV: 19 ₆ a dishonest witness that breathes out lies, and
⇔ ₇ a person that stirs up conflict within the family. (PRO 6:19)

PRO 14:5

OET-LV: 5 A _witness _of faithfulness(es) not he _tells _lies and_he _breathes _out lies a _witness _of falsehood. (PRO 14:5)

OET-RV: 5 A trustworthy witness doesn’t tell lies,
⇔ ^ but a biased witness just breathes out lies. (PRO 14:5)

HOS 7:13

OET-LV: 13 woe to/for_them if/because they _have _fled from_me devastation to/for_them if/because they _have _transgressed against_me and_I I_will _redeem _them and_they they _have _spoken on_me lies. (HOS 7:13)

OET-RV: 13 They won’t end well because they’ve strayed from me.
⇔ ≈ Devastation will hit them because they’ve rebelled against me.
⇔ → I would have bought them back, but they told lies about me. (HOS 7:13)

PRO 19:5

OET-LV: 5 A _witness _of lies not he _will _go _unpunished and_he _breathes _out lies not he _will _escape. (PRO 19:5)

OET-RV: 5 A false witness won’t go unpunished,
⇔ ≈ and the one who tells lies, won’t escape the consequences. (PRO 19:5)

PRO 30:8

OET-LV: 8 Deceitfulness and_a _message _of falsehood put _far _away from_me poverty and_wealth do _not give to_me let_me _devour the _food _of my _allotment _of_my. (PRO 30:8)

OET-RV: 8 Keep deceitfulness and lying far away from me,
⇔ and don’t give me either poverty or riches—
⇔ just give me the food that I need (PRO 30:8)

PRO 19:9

OET-LV: 9 A _witness _of lies not he _will _go _unpunished and_he _breathes _out lies he _will _perish. (PRO 19:9)

OET-RV: 9 A lying witness won’t go unpunished,
⇔ ≈ and the one who tells lies will die. (PRO 19:9)

EZE 22:28

OET-LV: 28 And_prophets _of_its they _have _plastered to/for_them whitewash they_are_seeing falsehood and_they_are_divining to/for_them falsehood they_are_saying thus he _says my_master YHWH and_YHWH not he _had _spoken. (EZE 22:28)

OET-RV: 28 but its prophets have painted them over with whitewash. They see false visions and predict falsehoods to them, saying ‘The master Yahweh says this’ when Yahweh hasn’t spoken. (EZE 22:28)

EZE 13:6

OET-LV: 6 They _have _seen worthlessness and_divination _of falsehood those_who_say the _utterance _of YHWH and_YHWH not he_has _sent _them and_they _have _waited to_fulfill a _message. (EZE 13:6)

OET-RV: 6 The people have false visions and make false predictions. Yahweh hasn’t sent those who say that they’re bringing Yahweh’s declaration, but nevertheless they’ve made people hope that their messages would come true. (EZE 13:6)

HOS 12:2

OET-LV: 2  ʼEfrayim is_feeding wind and_he_is_pursuing an _east _wind all _of the_day falsehood and_violence he _increases and_a _covenant with ʼAshshūr they _are _making and_oil to_Miʦrayim it _is _carried. (HOS 12:2)

OET-RV: 12 Efrayim/Yisrael feeds on the wind
⇔ ≈ and pursues the east wind all day.
⇔ He multiplies lies and violence.
⇔ They make a covenant with Assyria
⇔ and olive oil is carried to Egypt. (HOS 12:1)

EZE 13:7

OET-LV: 7 Am_not a _vision _of worthlessness have _you(pl)_seen and_divination _of falsehood have _you(pl)_said and_you(pl)_were_saying the _utterance _of YHWH and_I not I _have _spoken. (EZE 13:7)

OET-RV: 7 Haven’t you had false visions and made false predictions—all of you who say that you’re bringing Yahweh’s declaration when I myself haven’t spoken?’ (EZE 13:7)

PRO 19:22

OET-LV: 22 is_the_desire _of a _person loyalty _of_his and_good one _who_is_poor from_man falsehood. (PRO 19:22)

OET-RV: 22 People desire loyal commitment from others,
⇔ ≈ and it’s better to have a poor friend than one who lies. (PRO 19:22)

PRO 23:3

OET-LV: 3 Do _not crave for_his _delicious _of_food(s) and_he is_food _of lies. (PRO 23:3)

OET-RV: 3 Don’t crave their delicacies,
⇔ because it’s the food of lies. (PRO 23:3)

EZE 13:19

OET-LV: 19 And_you(pl)_have _profaned DOM_me to people _of_my for_handfuls _of barley(s) and_for_fragments _of bread by_putting _to _death persons who not they _will _die and_by_preserving _alive persons who not they _will _live when_you_speak _falsehood to_people _of_my who_listen _to _of (of)_falsehood. (EZE 13:19)

OET-RV: 19 You’ve profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and crumbs of bread. You people have killed people who shouldn’t have died, and saved the lives of those who shouldn’t have continued to live, because of your lies to my people who heard you. (EZE 13:19)

EZE 13:9

OET-LV: 9 And_it _will _be hand _of_my against the_prophets who_ worthlessness _see and_who_ falsehood _divine in_the _council _of my _people _of_my not they _will _be and_in_the _register _of the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) not they _will _be _written _down and_near/to the _land _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) not they _will _go and_you(pl)_will _know if/because _that I my_master YHWH. (EZE 13:9)

OET-RV: 9 I’ll punish the prophets who have lying visions and who make false predictions. They won’t be allowed in the assembly of my people, or enrolled in the record of Yisrael’s descendants. They mustn’t go to the land of Yisrael—that’s how you people will know that I am the master Yahweh. (EZE 13:9)

EZE 13:8

OET-LV: 8 for_so/thus/hence thus my_master he _says YHWH because you_have _spoken worthlessness and_you(pl)_have _seen falsehood for_so/thus/hence HERE_I am_against_you(pl) the _utterance _of my_master YHWH. (EZE 13:8)

OET-RV: 8 Therefore the master Yahweh says this, ‘Because you people have presented false visions and have told lies, this is the master Yahweh’s declaration against you: (EZE 13:8)

PRO 21:28

OET-LV: 28 A _witness _of lies he _will _perish and_a _person who_listens to_perpetuity he _will _speak. (PRO 21:28)

OET-RV: 28 A lying witness will die,
⇔ ^ but a good listener will speak out success. (PRO 21:28)

DAN 11:27

OET-LV: 27 And_the _two _of_of _them the_kings heart _of_their will_be_to _evil and_at a _table one falsehood they _will _speak and_not it _will _succeed if/because yet an _end is_to_time. (DAN 11:27)

OET-RV: 27 The two kings with their evil intentions, will sit at the same table but tell each other lies. However, it won’t succeed, because the end won’t come until the time appointed by God. (DAN 11:27)

PSA 62:5

OET-LV: 5  surely from_loftiness _of_his they _have _planned to_thrust_him_down they _are _pleased _with falsehood with_mouth _of_his they _bless and_in_their _inner _of_being they _curse Şelāh. (PSA 62:5)

OET-RV: 4 They plan to bring him down from his high position.
⇔ They love to tell lies—
⇔ they bless him with their mouths, but in their minds they curse him. (Instrumental break.) (PSA 62:4)

PSA 58:4

OET-LV: 4  they _turn _aside wicked_people from_the_womb they _go _astray from_the_belly those _who_speak _of (of)_falsehood. (PSA 58:4)

OET-RV: 3 From the womb, the wicked turn from what’s right.
⇔ ≈ They go astray from birth, speaking lies. (PSA 58:3)

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