Proverbs 12:22 meaning and explanation
Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
Proverbs 12:22, Berean Standard Bible
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Proverbs 12:22 is a couplet from Solomon's collection of wise sayings, contrasting two ways of speaking before God. The Hebrew word for "detestable" (toebah) is used throughout Proverbs for what God finds abhorrent, and here it is applied to lying lips, not merely to lies told to other people.
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