Proverbs 13:5
A ryghteous man abhorreth lyes: but the vngodly shameth hym selfe, and is put to scilence.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
In Context
6Ryghteousnesse kepeth the innocent in the way: but vngodlinesse doth ouerthrowe the sinner.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:17A proude loke, a lying tongue, handes that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 30:8Remoue farre fro me vanitie and lyes, geue me neither pouertie nor riches, only graunt me a necessary lyuyng:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:5
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. Here is, 1. The misery and shame of the slothful. See how foolish and absurd they are; they desire the gains which the diligent get, but they hate the pains which the diligent take; they covet every thing that is to be coveted, but will do nothing that is to be done; and therefore it follows, They have nothing; for he that will not labour let him hunger, and let him not eat, 2 Thess. iii. 10 . The desire of the… Read the whole commentary →