Proverbs 12:22

²⁰ Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.

²¹ There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.

²³ A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

²⁴ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
KJV: Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
WEB: Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who do the truth are his delight.
ASV: Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.
DARBY: Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; but they that deal truly are his delight.
BLB: An abomination to YHWH [are] lips of falsehood, and those acting [in] truth [are] His delight.

ÅB: Falske lepper er en styggedom for Herren, men de som går fram med ærlighet, er ham til velbehag.
OTB: Herren avskyr løgnaktige lepper, men Han gleder seg over dem som er pålitelige.
B1930: Falske leber er en vederstyggelighet for Herren, men de som går frem med ærlighet, er ham til velbehag.

Psalms 5:6
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
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Proverbs 11:20
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
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Revelation 22:15
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
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Proverbs 6:16–17
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
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Jeremiah 9:24
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
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Proverbs 11:1
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
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Isaiah 9:15
The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
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Ezekiel 13:22
Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
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