Proverbs 12:22 · KJV
“Lying lips {are} abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly {are} his delight.”
— Proverbs 12:22
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Proverbs 12 — Context
Deceit {is} in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace {is} joy.
21There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
22Lying lips {are} abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly {are} his delight.
23A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. {slothful: or, deceitful}
Cross References
Psalms 5:6
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. {bloody...: Heb. man of bloods and deceit}
Proverbs 11:20
They that are of a froward heart {are} abomination to the LORD: but {such as are} upright in {their} way {are} his delight.
Revelation 22:15
For without {are} dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
Proverbs 6:16-17
These six {things} doth the LORD hate: yea, seven {are} an abomination unto him: {unto...: Heb. of his soul}
Jeremiah 9:24
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I {am} the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these {things} I delight, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 9:15
The ancient and honourable, he {is} the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he {is} the tail.
Proverbs 11:1
A false balance {is} abomination to the LORD: but a just weight {is} his delight. {A false...: Heb. Balances of deceit} {just...: Heb. perfect stone}
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked {is} an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright {is} his delight.