22Lying 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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Lyingשָׁ֑קֶרH8267Noun - masculine singularlipsשִׂפְתֵי־H8193Noun - feminine dual constructare detestableתּוֹעֲבַ֣תH8441Noun - feminine singular constructto the LORDיְ֭הוָהH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularbut those who dealוְעֹשֵׂ֖יH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructfaithfullyאֱמוּנָ֣הH530Noun - feminine singularare His delightרְצוֹנֽוֹ׃H7522Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular