Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: but they that deal faithfully please him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
In Context
23A cautious man concealeth knowledge: and the heart of fools publisheth folly.
Cross References
Psalms 5:6Neither shall the wicked dwell near thee: nor shall the unjust abide before thy eyes.
Proverbs 6:17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 11:20A perverse heart is abominable to the Lord: and his will is in them that walk sincerely.
Isaiah 9:15The aged and honourable, he is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
Ezekiel 13:19And they violated me among my people, for a handful of barley, and a piece of bread, to kill souls which should not die, and to save souls alive which should not live, telling lies to my people that believe lies.
Revelation 21:8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, they shall have their portion in the pool burning with fire and brimstone, 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 →