Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Context
This verse from Proverbs Chapter 12 connects to 10 cross-references. Proverbs comparing the righteous and wicked in various life domains: the righteous root will never be moved but the wicked will not remain in the land. An excellent wife is the crown of her husband. The righteous care for the …
Other Translations
Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.
An abomination to Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> lying lips, And stedfast doers <FI>are<Fi> his delight.
False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.
Cross References
The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
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For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall …
Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened …
And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the …
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
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A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.