Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,but those who do the truth are his delight.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
In Context
21No mischief shall happen to the righteous,but the wicked shall be filled with evil.
23A prudent man keeps his knowledge,but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.
Cross References
Psalms 5:6You will destroy those who speak lies.The Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue,hands that shed innocent blood;
Proverbs 11:20Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord,but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
Isaiah 9:15The elder and the honorable man is the head,and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.
Ezekiel 13:19You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to kill the souls who should not die, and to save the souls alive who should not live, by your lying to my people who listen to lies."
Revelation 21:8But for the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, 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 →