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Proverbs 12:22 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 12 · verse 22
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.Proverbs 12:22 · King James Version
Proverbs 12:22 in context
20Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
21There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
22Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
23A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
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Key words (Strong's)
- abominationtôwʻêbahproperly, something disgustingH8441 →
- Lyingsheqeran untruthH8267 →
- trulyʼĕmûwnâhliterally firmnessH530 →
- lipssâphâhthe lipH8193 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- dealʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
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We are here taught, 1. To hate lying, and to keep at the utmost distance from it, because it is an abomination to the Lord, and renders those abominable in his sight that allow themselves in it, not only because it is a breach of his law, but because it is destructive to human society. 2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary