KJV: The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
YLT: The lip of truth is established for ever, And for a moment -- a tongue of falsehood.
Darby: The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
ASV: The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
| שְֽׂפַת־ | The lip |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: שָׂפָה Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding. |
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| אֱ֭מֶת | truthful |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: אֱמֶת Sense: firmness, faithfulness, truth. |
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| תִּכּ֣וֹן | shall be established |
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Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: כּוּן Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established. |
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| לָעַ֑ד | forever |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַד Sense: perpetuity, for ever, continuing future. |
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| וְעַד־ | but but for |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as. |
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| אַ֝רְגִּ֗יעָה | a moment |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect Cohortative, first person common singular Root: רֶגַע Sense: a moment adv. |
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| לְשׁ֣וֹן | a tongue [is] |
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Parse: Noun, common singular construct Root: לָשֹׁון Sense: tongue. |
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| שָֽׁקֶר | lying |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שֶׁקֶר Sense: lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood. |
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