Proverbs 6:16-19
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16 These six things does the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to evil,
19 a false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brethren.
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Proverbs 6:16-19
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16 There are six things the Lord hates,(A)
seven that are detestable to him:
17 haughty eyes,(B)
a lying tongue,(C)
hands that shed innocent blood,(D)
18 a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that are quick to rush into evil,(E)
19 a false witness(F) who pours out lies(G)
and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.(H)
Proverbs 10:31
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31 ¶ The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.
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Proverbs 12:19-22
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19 ¶ The lip of truth shall be established for ever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
20 ¶ Deceit is in the heart of those whose thoughts are evil, but joy in that of those whose thoughts are good.
21 ¶ No iniquity shall overtake the righteous: but the wicked shall be filled with evil.
22 ¶ Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but the workers of the truth are his delight.
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Proverbs 12:19-22
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19 Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
20 Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil,
but those who promote peace have joy.(A)
21 No harm overtakes the righteous,(B)
but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
Proverbs 13:5
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5 ¶ The righteous man hates lying: but the wicked man makes himself loathsome, and abominable.
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Proverbs 13:5
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5 The righteous hate what is false,(A)
but the wicked make themselves a stench
and bring shame on themselves.
Proverbs 14:25
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25 ¶ The true witness delivers souls, but the deceitful one speaks lies.
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Proverbs 14:25
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25 A truthful witness saves lives,
but a false witness is deceitful.(A)
Proverbs 17:7
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7 ¶ Excellent speech is not suitable for a fool: much less lying lips for a prince!
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Proverbs 17:7
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7 Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
how much worse lying lips to a ruler!(A)
Proverbs 17:20
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20 ¶ He that has a perverse heart shall never find good, and he that stirs up trouble with his tongue shall fall into evil.
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Proverbs 17:20
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20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
Proverbs 19:9
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9 ¶ The false witness shall not go unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall perish.
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Proverbs 19:9
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9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and whoever pours out lies will perish.(A)
Proverbs 21:6
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6 ¶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of those that seek death.
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Proverbs 21:6
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
Proverbs 21:28
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28 ¶ The false witness shall perish, but the man that hears shall stand fast in his word.
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Proverbs 25:18
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18 ¶ A man that bears false witness against his neighbour is a maul and a sword and a sharp arrow.
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Proverbs 25:18
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18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.(A)
Proverbs 26:18-19
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18 ¶ As a mad man who casts firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 so is the man that destroys his friend and says, Am I not in sport?
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Proverbs 26:18-19
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18 Like a maniac shooting
flaming arrows of death
19 is one who deceives their neighbor
and says, “I was only joking!”
Proverbs 26:24
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24 ¶ He that hates dissembles with his lips and lays up deceit within him;
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Proverbs 26:24
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