Proverbs 12:22

KJV1611 – Modern English

Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who deal truthfully are His delight.

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  • Rev 22:15 : 15 For outside are dogs, and sorcerers, and sexually immoral, and murderers, and idolaters, and whoever loves and makes a lie.
  • Prov 11:20 : 20 Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the upright in their way are His delight.
  • Ps 5:6 : 6 You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; the LORD will abhor the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
  • Prov 6:16-17 : 16 These six things the LORD hates: yes, seven are an abomination to him: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
  • Prov 11:1 : 1 A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
  • Isa 9:15 : 15 The elder and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet that teaches lies, he is the tail.
  • Jer 9:24 : 24 But let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who exercises lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth: for in these things I delight, says the LORD.'
  • Ezek 13:19 : 19 Will you profane me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people who hear your lies?
  • Ezek 13:22 : 22 Because with lies you have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad, and strengthened the hands of the wicked, so he should not turn from his wicked way, by promising him life.
  • Rev 21:8 : 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and sexually immoral, 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 11:20
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    20 Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the upright in their way are His delight.

  • Prov 12:19-21
    3 verses
    79%

    19 The lip of truth will be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

    20 Deceit is in the heart of those who imagine evil, but to the counselors of peace there is joy.

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

  • Prov 13:5
    78%

    5 A righteous man hates lying, but a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.

  • Ps 12:2-3
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    78%

    2 They speak vanity everyone with his neighbor: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

    3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things:

  • Prov 8:7
    78%

    7 For my mouth will speak truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

  • Prov 11:1
    77%

    1 A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

  • Prov 17:4
    77%

    4 A wicked doer listens to false lips, and a liar gives ear to a deceitful tongue.

  • Ps 5:6
    76%

    6 You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; the LORD will abhor the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

  • Prov 12:17
    76%

    17 He who speaks truth declares righteousness, but a false witness deceit.

  • Prov 15:26
    75%

    26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD, but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

  • Prov 16:12-13
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    75%

    12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.

    13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks what is right.

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

  • Ps 101:7
    75%

    7 He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house: he who tells lies shall not remain in my presence.

  • Ps 120:2
    74%

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

  • Ps 34:13
    74%

    13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.

  • Prov 26:24-25
    2 verses
    74%

    24 He who hates others disguises it with his lips, and stores up deceit within him;

    25 When he speaks kindly, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.

  • Prov 10:32
    74%

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

  • Jer 9:5
    73%

    5 And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

  • Prov 3:32
    73%

    32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.

  • Prov 14:25
    73%

    25 A truthful witness delivers souls, but a deceitful witness speaks lies.

  • Hos 7:3
    73%

    3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

  • Ps 15:2
    72%

    2 He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart.

  • Ps 52:3
    72%

    3 You love evil more than good; and lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah.

  • Jer 9:3
    72%

    3 And they bend their tongues like a bow for lies; but they are not valiant for the truth on the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, says the LORD.

  • Prov 29:12
    72%

    12 If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants are wicked.

  • Prov 20:23
    72%

    23 Diverse weights are an abomination to the LORD, and a false balance is not good.

  • Prov 14:5
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    5 A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness will utter lies.

  • Prov 15:9
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    9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18 He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who utters slander, is a fool.

  • Job 27:4
    72%

    4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

  • Ps 5:9
    72%

    9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is pure wickedness; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.

  • Ps 10:7
    72%

    7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud; under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

  • Prov 17:7
    72%

    7 Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, much less lying lips for a prince.

  • Prov 24:2
    71%

    2 For their hearts plot destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

  • Ps 36:3
    71%

    3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has ceased to be wise, and to do good.

  • Deut 25:16
    71%

    16 For all who do such things, and all who act unrighteously, are an abomination to the LORD your God.

  • Prov 23:16
    71%

    16 Yes, my inmost being shall rejoice, when your lips speak right things.

  • Prov 22:11
    71%

    11 He who loves pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

  • Prov 12:13
    71%

    13 The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the just will come out of trouble.

  • Prov 19:9
    71%

    9 A false witness shall not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies shall perish.

  • Ps 59:12
    71%

    12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride, and for the cursing and lying which they speak.

  • Prov 29:27
    71%

    27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just; and he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Ps 63:11
    71%

    11 But the king shall rejoice in God; everyone that swears by him shall glory: but the mouth of those that speak lies shall be stopped.

  • Prov 21:6
    71%

    6 The accumulation of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vanity to those who seek death.