Proverbs 12:22

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Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are His delight.

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  • Rev 22:15 : 15 Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
  • Prov 11:20 : 20 Those with twisted hearts are detestable to the Lord, but His delight is in those whose ways are blameless.
  • Ps 5:6 : 6 The arrogant cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all evildoers.
  • Prov 6:16-17 : 16 There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
  • Prov 11:1 : 1 Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but a full and accurate weight is His delight.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
  • Isa 9:15 : 15 Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided by them are swallowed up.
  • Jer 9:24 : 24 The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh.
  • Ezek 13:19 : 19 You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not live.
  • Ezek 13:22 : 22 Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies when I had not caused them grief, and because you encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,
  • Rev 21:8 : 8 But as for the cowardly, the unbelieving, the detestable, murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.

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  • Prov 11:20
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    20Those with twisted hearts are detestable to the Lord, but His delight is in those whose ways are blameless.

  • Prov 12:19-21
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    79%

    19Truthful speech endures forever, but a lying tongue lasts only for a moment.

    20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy is for those who counsel peace.

    21No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

  • Prov 13:5
    78%

    5The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked act shamefully and disgrace themselves.

  • Ps 12:2-3
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    78%

    2Help, LORD, for the godly have vanished; the faithful have disappeared from among humanity.

    3Everyone speaks falsehood to their neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

  • Prov 8:7
    78%

    7For my mouth speaks truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

  • Prov 11:1
    77%

    1Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but a full and accurate weight is His delight.

  • Prov 17:4
    77%

    4A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

  • Ps 5:6
    76%

    6The arrogant cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all evildoers.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18O LORD, let me not be put to shame, for I have called out to you. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them be silent in the grave.

  • Prov 12:17
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    17An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness speaks deceit.

  • Prov 15:26
    75%

    26The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but gracious words are pure to Him.

  • Prov 16:12-13
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    75%

    12Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established by righteousness.

    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love those who speak honestly.

  • Prov 26:28
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    28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

  • Ps 101:7
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    7No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks lies will stand in my presence.

  • Ps 120:2
    74%

    2LORD, deliver my soul from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.

  • Ps 34:13
    74%

    13Who is the person who desires life and loves many days to see good?

  • Prov 26:24-25
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    74%

    24An enemy disguises themselves with their lips, but in their heart, they harbor deceit.

    25Though they speak graciously, do not believe them, for there are seven abominations in their heart.

  • Prov 10:32
    74%

    32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversities.

  • Jer 9:5
    73%

    5You live in the midst of deceit, and because of deceit, they refuse to know me, declares the Lord.

  • Prov 3:32
    73%

    32For the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, but His confidential counsel is with the upright.

  • Prov 14:25
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    25A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness speaks deceit.

  • Hos 7:3
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    3They please the king with their evil and the princes with their lies.

  • Ps 15:2
    72%

    2The one who walks blamelessly, does what is right, and speaks the truth from his heart.

  • Ps 52:3
    72%

    3Why do you boast about evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all day long.

  • Jer 9:3
    72%

    3Beware of your neighbor; do not trust even a brother. Every brother utterly deceives, and every friend spreads slander.

  • Prov 29:12
    72%

    12If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials become wicked.

  • Prov 20:23
    72%

    23Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord, and deceitful scales are not good.

  • Prov 14:5
    72%

    5A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

  • Prov 15:9
    72%

    9The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

  • Job 27:4
    72%

    4my lips will not utter injustice, and my tongue will not speak deceit.

  • Ps 5:9
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    9LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make Your way straight before me.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and iniquity.

  • Prov 17:7
    72%

    7Eloquent speech is not fitting for a fool; how much less deceitful speech for a ruler!

  • Prov 24:2
    71%

    2For their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk of trouble.

  • Ps 36:3
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    3For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated.

  • Deut 25:16
    71%

    16For anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly, is detestable to the LORD your God.

  • Prov 23:16
    71%

    16Yes, my inmost being will exult when your lips speak what is right.

  • Prov 22:11
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    11One who loves a pure heart and speaks with grace will have the king as his friend.

  • Prov 12:13
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    13By the sin of their lips, the wicked are trapped, but the righteous escape trouble.

  • Prov 19:9
    71%

    9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who breathes out lies will perish.

  • Ps 59:12
    71%

    12Do not kill them, Lord, or my people will forget. Scatter them by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

  • Prov 29:27
    71%

    27The righteous detest the unjust, and the wicked detest the upright.

  • Ps 63:11
    71%

    11They will be delivered over to the power of the sword; they will become the portion for jackals.

  • Prov 21:6
    71%

    6The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a trap of death.