22 Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 12:22
Discipline, Truthful Speech, Diligence, and the Stable Root of the Righteous
The chapter moves through moral contrasts around discipline, stability, household life, prudence, work, speech, counsel, truth, peace, diligence, anxiety, friendship, and the life-giving path of righteousness.
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Verse 22
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Lying שָׁ֑קֶר H8267 Noun - masculine singular lips שִׂפְתֵי־ H8193 Noun - feminine dual construct are detestable תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת H8441 Noun - feminine singular construct to the LORD יְ֭הוָה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular but those who deal וְעֹשֵׂ֖י H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct faithfully אֱמוּנָ֣ה H530 Noun - feminine singular are His delight רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃ H7522 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular