Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Bible References
Lying
Proverbs 6:16
These six things does the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
Psalm 5:6
Thou shalt destroy those that speak lies: the LORD will abominate the bloody and deceitful man.
Isaiah 9:15
The ancient and venerable to look upon is the head; the prophet that teaches lies, he is the tail.
Ezekiel 13:19
And will ye profane me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, slaying the souls that should not die and giving life to the souls that should not live, by your lying to my people that listen to the lie?
Revelation 21:8
But the fearful and unbelieving and the abominable and murderers and fornicators and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
Revelation 22:15
But outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the fornicators and the murderers and the idolaters and whosoever loves and makes a lie.
But
Proverbs 11:1
A false balance is abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Jeremiah 9:24
but let him that glories glory in this, that he understands me and knows me, that I am the LORD who does mercy, judgment, and righteousness in the earth: for in these things I delight, said the LORD.