Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord. But whoever acts faithfully pleases him.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
In Context
23A resourceful man conceals knowledge. And the heart of the unwise provokes foolishness.
Cross References
Psalms 5:6And the malicious will not dwell close to you, nor will the unjust endure before your eyes.
Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 11:20A depraved heart is abominable to the Lord. And his will is with those who walk in simplicity.
Isaiah 9:15The long-lived and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
Ezekiel 13:19And they violated me among my people, for the sake of a handful of barley and a fragment of bread, so that they would kill the souls that should not die, and enliven the souls that should not live, lying to my people who believe in falsehoods.
Revelation 21:8But the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and drug users, and idolaters, and all liars, these shall be a part of the pool burning with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.”
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:22
21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. Note, 1. Piety is a sure protection. If men be sincerely righteous, the righteous God has engaged that no evil shall happen to them. He will, by the power of his grace in them, that principle of justice, keep them from the evil of sin; so that, though they be tempted, yet they shall not be overcome by the temptation, and though they may come into trouble, into many troubles, yet to them those troubles shall have no evil in… Read the whole commentary →