Proverbs 12:22

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The LORD abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rev 22:15 : 15 Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral, and the murderers, and the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood!
  • Prov 11:20 : 20 The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.
  • Ps 5:6 : 6 You destroy liars; the LORD despises violent and deceitful people.
  • Prov 6:16-17 : 16 There are six things that the LORD hates, even seven things that are an abomination to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
  • Prov 11:1 : 1 The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The LORD abhors the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
  • Isa 9:15 : 15 The leaders and the highly respected people are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail.
  • Jer 9:24 : 24 If people want to boast, they should boast about this: They should boast that they understand and know me. They should boast that they know and understand that I, the LORD, act out of faithfulness, fairness, and justice in the earth and that I desire people to do these things,” says the LORD.
  • Ezek 13:19 : 19 You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. You have put to death people who should not die and kept alive those who should not live by your lies to my people, who listen to lies!
  • Ezek 13:22 : 22 This is because you have disheartened the righteous person with lies(although I have not grieved him), and because you have encouraged the wicked person not to turn from his evil conduct and preserve his life.
  • Rev 21:8 : 8 But as for the cowards, unbelievers, detestable persons, murderers, the sexually immoral, and those who practice magic spells, idol worshipers, and all those who lie, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. That is the second death.”

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  • Prov 11:20
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    20The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

  • Prov 12:19-21
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    19The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.

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

    21No harm will be directed at the righteous, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

  • Prov 13:5
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    5The righteous person will reject anything false, but the wicked person will act in shameful disgrace.

  • Ps 12:2-3
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    2People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

    3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!

  • Prov 8:7
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    7For my mouth speaks truth, and my lips hate wickedness.

  • Prov 11:1
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    1The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

  • Ps 5:6
    76%

    6You destroy liars; the LORD despises violent and deceitful people.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

  • Prov 12:17
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    17The faithful witness tells what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26The LORD abhors the plans of the wicked, but pleasant words are pure.

  • Prov 16:12-13
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    12Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness.

    13The delight of a king is righteous counsel, and he will love the one who speaks uprightly.

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

  • Ps 101:7
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    7Deceitful people will not live in my palace. Liars will not be welcome in my presence.

  • Ps 120:2
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    2I said,“O LORD, rescue me from those who lie with their lips and those who deceive with their tongue.

  • Ps 34:13
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    13Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

  • Prov 26:24-25
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    24The one who hates others disguises it with his lips, but he stores up deceit within him.

    25When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations within him.

  • Prov 10:32
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    32The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

  • Jer 9:5
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    5One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.

  • Prov 3:32
    73%

    32for one who goes astray is an abomination to the LORD, but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.

  • Prov 14:25
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    25A truthful witness rescues lives, but one who testifies falsely betrays them.

  • Hos 7:3
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    3Political Intrigue and Conspiracy in the Palace The royal advisers delight the king with their evil schemes, the princes make him glad with their lies.

  • Ps 15:2
    72%

    2Whoever lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks honestly.

  • Ps 52:3
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    3You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth.(Selah)

  • Jer 9:3
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    3The Lord Laments That He Has No Choice But to Judge Them The LORD says,“These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.

  • Prov 29:12
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    12If a ruler listens to lies, all his ministers will be wicked.

  • Prov 20:23
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    23The LORD abhors differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked.

  • Prov 14:5
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    5A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

  • Prov 15:9
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    9The LORD abhors the way of the wicked, but he will love those who pursue righteousness.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

  • Job 27:4
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    4my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper no deceit.

  • Ps 5:9
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    9For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.

  • Ps 10:7
    72%

    7His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

  • Prov 17:7
    72%

    7Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!

  • Prov 24:2
    71%

    2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

  • Ps 36:3
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    3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

  • Deut 25:16
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    16For anyone who acts dishonestly in these ways is abhorrent to the LORD your God.

  • Prov 23:16
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    16my soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

  • Prov 22:11
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    11The one who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious– the king will be his friend.

  • Prov 12:13
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    13The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

  • Prov 19:9
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    9A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will perish.

  • Ps 59:12
    71%

    12They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

  • Prov 29:27
    71%

    27An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Ps 63:11
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    11But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up.

  • Prov 21:6
    71%

    6Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death.