Proverbs 13:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:35 : 35 The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.
  • Col 3:9 : 9 Do not make false statements to one another; because you have put away the old man with all his doings,
  • Rev 21:8 : 8 But those who are full of fear and without faith, the unclean and takers of life, those who do the sins of the flesh, and those who make use of evil powers or who give worship to images, and all those who are false, will have their part in the sea of ever-burning fire which is the second death.
  • Ps 119:163 : 163 I am full of hate and disgust for false words; but I am a lover of your law.
  • Prov 6:17 : 17 Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause;
  • Prov 30:8 : 8 Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:
  • Ezek 6:9 : 9 And those of you who are kept safe will have me in mind among the nations where they have been taken away as prisoners, how I sent punishment on their hearts which were untrue to me, and on their eyes which were turned to their false gods: and they will be full of hate for themselves because of the evil things which they have done in all their disgusting ways.
  • Ezek 20:43 : 43 And there, at the memory of your ways and of all the things you did to make yourselves unclean, you will have bitter hate for yourselves because of all the evil things you have done.
  • Ezek 36:31 : 31 And at the memory of your evil ways and your wrongdoings, you will have bitter hate for yourselves because of your evil-doings and your disgusting ways, O children of Israel.
  • Dan 12:2 : 2 And a number of those who are sleeping in the dust of the earth will come out of their sleep, some to eternal life and some to eternal shame.
  • Zech 11:8 : 8 And in one month I put an end to the three keepers of the flock; for my soul was tired of them, and their souls were disgusted with me.
  • Eph 4:25 : 25 And so, putting away false words, let everyone say what is true to his neighbour: for we are parts one of another.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    22 False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6 Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

  • Ps 5:5-6
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    5 The sons of pride have no place before you; you are a hater of all workers of evil.

    6 You will send destruction on those whose words are false; the cruel man and the man of deceit are hated by the Lord.

  • Prov 14:5
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    5 A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27 An evil man is disgusting to the upright, and he who is upright is disgusting to evil-doers.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18 Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

  • Prov 12:17
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    17 The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4 A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

  • Prov 26:24
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    24 With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;

  • Prov 15:9
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    9 The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.

  • Prov 12:5
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    5 The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13 The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

  • Ps 52:3
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    3 You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)

  • Ps 119:163
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    163 I am full of hate and disgust for false words; but I am a lover of your law.

  • Prov 8:7
    73%

    7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18 Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

  • Ps 15:4
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    4 Who gives honour to those who have the fear of the Lord, turning away from him who has not the Lord's approval. He who takes an oath against himself, and makes no change.

  • Ps 15:2
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    2 He who goes on his way uprightly, doing righteousness, and saying what is true in his heart;

  • Ps 11:5
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    5 The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18 The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

  • Prov 14:34
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    34 By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.

  • Ps 36:2-3
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    2 For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.

    3 In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

  • Prov 11:5
    72%

    5 The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

  • Prov 26:28
    72%

    28 A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2 A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

  • Prov 11:1
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    1 Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.

  • Ps 101:7
    72%

    7 The worker of deceit will not come into my house; the false man will have no place before my eyes.

  • Prov 16:12
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    12 Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.

  • Prov 26:26
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    26 Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2 He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29 The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.

  • Ps 34:21
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    21 Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.

  • Ps 34:13
    72%

    13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.

  • Prov 19:5
    72%

    5 A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free.

  • Ps 10:3
    71%

    3 For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.

  • Prov 6:17
    71%

    17 Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause;

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

    15 Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

  • Prov 24:24
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    24 He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.

  • Ps 31:6
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    6 I am full of hate for those who go after false gods; but my hope is in the Lord.

  • Isa 33:15
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    15 He whose ways are true, and whose words are upright; he who gives no thought to the profits of false acts, whose hands have not taken rewards, who will have no part in putting men to death, and whose eyes are shut against evil;

  • Job 17:8
    71%

    8 The upright are surprised at this, and he who has done no wrong is troubled because of the evil-doers.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26 The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

  • Prov 15:28
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    28 The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.

  • Prov 14:25
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    25 A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.

  • Prov 3:32
    71%

    32 For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.

  • Prov 10:32
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    32 The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.

  • Prov 12:13
    71%

    13 In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

  • Prov 11:3
    71%

    3 The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.