“Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.”
— WEB
Proverbs 12:22
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“Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.”
— KJV
“Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.”
— ASV
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We are here taught, 1. To hate lying, and to keep at the utmost distance from it, because it is an abomination to the Lord, and renders those abominable in his sight that allow themselves in it, not only because it is a breach of his law, but because it is destructive to human society. 2. To make conscience of truth, not only in our words, but in all our actions, because those that deal truly and sincerely in all their dealings are his delight, and he is well pleased with them. We delight to converse with, and make use of, those that are honest and that we may put a confidence in; such therefore let us be, that we may recommend ourselves to the favour both of God and man.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary (public domain)
deal truly--or, "faithfully," that is, according to promises (compare Joh 3:21).
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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