Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord; but he that deals faithfully is accepted with him.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
In Context
21No injustice will please a just man; but the ungodly will be filled with mischief.
23An understanding man is a throne of wisdom; but the heart of fools shall meet with curses.
Cross References
Psalms 5:6Neither shall the transgressors continue in thy sight: thou hatest, O Lord, all them that work iniquity.
Proverbs 6:17The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust, hands shedding the blood of the just;
Proverbs 11:20Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord: but all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him.
Isaiah 9:15And they that pronounce this people blessed shall mislead them; and they mislead them that they may devour them.
Ezekiel 13:19And they have dishonoured me before my people for a handful of barley, and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls which should not die, and to save alive the souls which should not live, while ye speak to a people hearing vain speeches.
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 →