Proverbs 12:22
False lips are the abomination of the LORD; But they who deal truly are his delight.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
In Context
21No evil shall happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with calamity.
23A prudent man concealeth his knowledge; Bur the heart of fools proclaimeth their foolishness.
Cross References
Psalms 5:6Thou destroyest them that speak falsehood; The man of blood and deceit the LORD abhorreth.
Proverbs 6:17Lofty eyes, a false tongue, And hands which shed innocent blood;
Proverbs 11:20The perverse in heart are the abomination of the LORD; But the upright in their way are his delight.
Isaiah 9:15[[The aged and the honorable are the head, And the prophet that speaketh falsehood is the tail.]]
Ezekiel 13:19And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley, and for pieces of bread, slaying them that should not die, and saving them alive that should not live, by lying to my people, who hearken to your lies?
Revelation 21:8But the cowardly, and unbelieving, and the polluted with abominations, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth 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 →