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Proverbs 12:22
22Lying lips are detestable to Adonai, but those who act faithfully are His delight.
Proverbs 12:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal truthfully are His delight.
Context of Proverbs 12:22
20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but those promoting shalom have joy. 21No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are full of misery. Lying lips are detestable to Adonai, but those who act faithfully are His delight. 23A clever person conceals his knowledge, but the heart of a fool blurts out folly. 24The hand of the diligent will rule, but the lazy will become forced labor.
Read all of Proverbs 12Proverbs 12:22 word by word
תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה שִׂפְתֵי־שָׁ֑קֶר וְעֹשֵׂ֖י אֱמוּנָ֣ה רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Lyingשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
- lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
- abominationתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
- to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- but they that dealעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- trulyאֱמוּנָה'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh · faithfulnessH530
- his delightרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
Cross-references for Proverbs 12:22
- Proverbs 6:16Six things Adonai hates, yes, seven are abominations to Him:
- Psalms 5:6Braggarts will not stand before your eyes. You hate all wrongdoers.
- Isaiah 9:15The leaders of this people lead them astray. Those they mislead are swallowed up.
- Ezekiel 13:19You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and crumbs of bread, to kill those who should not die and to save those who should not live, by lying to My people, who listen to lies.’”
- Revelation 21:8But for the cowardly and faithless and detestable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars—their lot is in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
- Revelation 22:15Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
- Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are an abomination to Adonai, but an accurate weight is His delight.
- Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Adonai, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
- Jeremiah 9:24“Days are soon coming,” declares Adonai, “when I will punish all who are circumcised and yet uncircumcised—
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Commentaries on Proverbs 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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