Proverbs 12:19-20
Revised Standard Version
19 Truthful lips endure for ever,
but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
20 Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
but those who plan good have joy.
Proverbs 12:22
Revised Standard Version
22 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
but those who act faithfully are his delight.
Proverbs 13:5
Revised Standard Version
5 A righteous man hates falsehood,
but a wicked man acts shamefully and disgracefully.
Proverbs 24:26
Revised Standard Version
26 He who gives a right answer
kisses the lips.
Proverbs 26:18-19
Revised Standard Version
18 Like a madman who throws firebrands,
arrows, and death,
19 is the man who deceives his neighbor
and says, “I am only joking!”
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