Proverbs 12:22

World English Bible (2000)

Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.

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Referenced Verses

  • 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 who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
  • Ps 5:6 : 6 You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
  • Prov 6:16-17 : 16 There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood;
  • Prov 11:1 : 1 A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
  • Isa 9:15 : 15 The elder and the honorable man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.
  • Jer 9:24 : 24 but let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am Yahweh who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, says Yahweh.
  • Ezek 13:19 : 19 You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to kill the souls who should not die, and to save the souls alive who should not live, by your lying to my people who listen to lies.
  • Ezek 13:22 : 22 Because with lies you have grieved the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, and be saved alive:
  • Rev 21:8 : 8 But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 11:20
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    20Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

  • Prov 12:19-21
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    19Truth's lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

    20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy comes to the promoters of peace.

    21No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

  • Prov 13:5
    78%

    5A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.

  • Ps 12:2-3
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    78%

    2Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.

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

  • Prov 8:7
    78%

    7For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

  • Prov 11:1
    77%

    1A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.

  • Prov 17:4
    77%

    4An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Ps 5:6
    76%

    6You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

  • Ps 31:18
    76%

    18Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.

  • Prov 12:17
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    17He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.

  • Prov 16:12-13
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    75%

    12It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.

    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.

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

  • Ps 101:7
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    7He who practices deceit won't dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won't be established before my eyes.

  • Ps 120:2
    74%

    2Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.

  • Ps 34:13
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    13Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

  • Prov 26:24-25
    2 verses
    74%

    24A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.

    25When his speech is charming, don't believe him; for there are seven abominations in his heart.

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

  • Jer 9:5
    73%

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

  • Prov 3:32
    73%

    32For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright.

  • Prov 14:25
    73%

    25A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.

  • Hos 7:3
    73%

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

  • Ps 15:2
    72%

    2He who walks blamelessly does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;

  • Ps 52:3
    72%

    3You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.

  • Jer 9:3
    72%

    3They bend their tongue, [as it were] their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they don't know me, says Yahweh.

  • Prov 29:12
    72%

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

  • Prov 20:23
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    23Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.

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

  • Prov 15:9
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    9The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but he loves him who follows after righteousness.

  • Prov 10:18
    72%

    18He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

  • Job 27:4
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    4surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit.

  • Ps 5:9
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    9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

  • Prov 17:7
    72%

    7Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.

  • Prov 24:2
    71%

    2for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief.

  • Ps 36:3
    71%

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

  • Deut 25:16
    71%

    16For all who do such things, [even] all who do unrighteously, are an abomination to Yahweh your God.

  • Prov 23:16
    71%

    16yes, my heart will rejoice, when your lips speak what is right.

  • Prov 22:11
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    11He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king's friend.

  • Prov 12:13
    71%

    13An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

  • Prov 19:9
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    9A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

  • Ps 59:12
    71%

    12For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.

  • Prov 29:27
    71%

    27A dishonest man detests the righteous, and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.

  • Ps 63:11
    71%

    11But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

  • Prov 21:6
    71%

    6Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.