Proverbs 12:22

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Summary

Proverbs 12:22

Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.

Lying

But

Proverbs 11:1

Proverbs 15:8

Jeremiah 9:24

Bible References

Lying

There are six things which the Lord hates,
Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:

You destroy those who speak falsehood;
The Lord abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

The head is the elder and honorable man,
And the prophet who teaches falsehood is the tail.

For handfuls of barley and fragments of bread, you have profaned Me to My people to put to death some who should not die and to keep others alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies.”’”

But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

But

A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
But a just weight is His delight.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,” declares the Lord.