Proverbs 13:5
A righteous man hateth lying wordes: but the wicked causeth slander and shame.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
In Context
4The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.
6Righteousnesse preserueth the vpright of life: but wickednes ouerthroweth the sinner.
Cross References
Psalms 119:163I hate falshoode and abhorre it, but thy Lawe doe I loue.
Proverbs 6:17The hautie eyes, a lying tongue, and the hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 30:8Remooue farre from me vanitie and lyes: giue me not pouertie, nor riches: feede me with foode conuenient for me,
Ezekiel 20:43And there shall ye remember your wayes, and all your workes, wherein ye haue bene defiled, and ye shall iudge your selues worthy to be cut off, for all your euils, that ye haue committed.
Daniel 12:2And many of them that sleepe in the dust of the earth, shall awake, some to euerlasting life, and some to shame and perpetuall contempt.
Ephesians 4:25Wherefore cast off lying, and speake euery man truth vnto his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
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 →