Proverbs 6:16-19
Revised Standard Version
16 There are six things which the Lord hates,
seven which are an abomination to him:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that make haste to run to evil,
19 a false witness who breathes out lies,
and a man who sows discord among brothers.
Proverbs 10:18
Revised Standard Version
18 He who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and he who utters slander is a fool.
Proverbs 12:19
Revised Standard Version
19 Truthful lips endure for ever,
but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
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 17:20
Revised Standard Version
20 A man of crooked mind does not prosper,
and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
Proverbs 19:22
Revised Standard Version
22 What is desired in a man is loyalty,
and a poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs 21:6
Revised Standard Version
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
Proverbs 26:28
Revised Standard Version
28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
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