Proverbs 12:22
תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה שִׂפְתֵי ־ שָׁקֶר וְעֹשֵׂי אֱמוּנָה רְצוֹנֽוֹ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
In Context
21לֹא ־ יְאֻנֶּה לַצַּדִּיק כָּל ־ אָוֶן וּרְשָׁעִים מָלְאוּ רָֽע ׃
23אָדָם עָרוּם כֹּסֶה דָּעַת וְלֵב כְּסִילִים יִקְרָא אִוֶּֽלֶת ׃
Cross References
Psalms 5:6לֹֽא ־ יִתְיַצְּבוּ הֽוֹלְלִים לְנֶגֶד עֵינֶיךָ שָׂנֵאתָ כָּל ־ פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן ׃
Proverbs 6:17עֵינַיִם רָמוֹת לְשׁוֹן שָׁקֶר וְיָדַיִם שֹׁפְכוֹת דָּם ־ נָקִֽי ׃
Proverbs 11:20תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה עִקְּשֵׁי ־ לֵב וּרְצוֹנוֹ תְּמִימֵי דָֽרֶךְ ׃
Isaiah 9:15וַיִּֽהְיוּ מְאַשְּׁרֵי הָֽעָם ־ הַזֶּה מַתְעִים וּמְאֻשָּׁרָיו מְבֻלָּעִֽים ׃
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 →