Proverbs 19:28
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
An ungodly witness scorns judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
American King James Version (AKJV)
An ungodly witness scorns judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
American Standard Version (ASV)
A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
Basic English Translation (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.
Webster's Revision
An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
World English Bible
A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
English Revised Version (ERV)
A worthless witness mocketh at judgment: and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
Definitions for Proverbs 19:28
Barnes's Proverbs 19:28 Bible Commentary
Ungodly witness - literally, "Witness of Belial," "worthless," "untruthful."
Devoureth iniquity - Seizes on it eagerly, as a dainty, lives on it.
Wesley's Proverbs 19:28 Bible Commentary
19:28 Scorneth - Hath no reverence to the place of justice, nor to the presence of God there. Devoureth - Utters it with greediness and delight.