Proverbs 12:22
The Lorde abhorreth lying lippes: but they that deale truely please hym.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
In Context
21There shall no aduersitie happen vnto the iust: but the vngodly shalbe fylled with miserie.
23A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:17A proude loke, a lying tongue, handes that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 11:20The Lorde abhorreth them that be of a corrupt heart: but he hath pleasure in them that are of an vndefiled conuersation.
Isaiah 9:15By the head, is vnderstande the senatour and honourable man, and by the tayle, the prophete that preached lyes.
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 →