Proverbs 12:22
An abomination to Yahweh, are lips that are false, but, he that dealeth faithfully, is his delight.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
In Context
21Unseemly to the righteous, is any trouble, but, the lawless, are full of misfortune.
23A prudent man, concealeth knowledge, but, the heart of dullards, proclaimeth folly.
Cross References
Psalms 5:6Thou wilt destroy them who speak falsehood,—The man of bloodshed and of deceit, Yahweh abhorreth.
Proverbs 6:17Eyes that are lofty, a tongue that is false, and hands shedding innocent blood;
Proverbs 11:20The abomination of Yahweh, are they of perverse heart, but, his delight, are the men of blameless life.
Isaiah 9:15The elder and favourite, he, is the head,—And the prophet teaching falsehood, he, is the tail;
Ezekiel 13:19Thus have ye profaned me unto my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, Putting to death the souls that should not die, and Keeping alive the souls that should not live,— By your lying to my people, who hearken to lies
Revelation 21:8But, as for the timid, and disbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the false, their part, is in the lake that 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 →