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Proverbs 12:22

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Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.

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  1. Proverbs 12:20

    Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.

  2. Proverbs 12:21

    There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

  3. Proverbs 12:23

    A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

  4. Proverbs 12:24

    The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.