Proverbs 13:5
A upright man hates lies, 2 but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace. 1
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In The King James Version
A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
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Cross References
Psalms 119:163שׁ ( Sheker, Falsehood / Deceiving) I hate and abhor falsehood. 2 I 'ahav ·affectionately love· your Torah ·Teaching·. 1
Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, 2 hands that shed innocent blood; 1
Proverbs 30:8Remove far from me falsehood and lies. 2 Give me neither poverty nor riches. 2 Feed me with the food that is chok ·portioned, needful· for me; 1
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 →