PRO 12

Proverbs 12:22

WEB

Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.

BSB

Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.

KJV

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

Matthew Henry

Verse 22

Proverbs 12:22

We are here taught, 1. To hate lying, and to keep at the utmost distance from it, because it is an abomination to the Lord, and renders those abominable in his sight that allow themselves in it, not only because it is a breach of his law, but because it is destructive to human society. 2. To make conscience of truth, not only in our words, but in all our actions, because those that deal truly and sincerely in all their dealings are his delight, and he is well pleased with them. We delight to converse with, and make use of, those that are honest and that we may put a confidence in; such therefore let us be, that we may recommend ourselves to the favour both of God and man.

Hebrew interlinear

H8441

תּוֹעֵבַהtôwʻêbah/to-ay-baw'/

n-f — disgusting, abhorrence, idolatry, idol

Derivation: or תֹּעֵבַה; feminine active participle of 8581;

properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol

KJV: abominable (custom, thing), abomination.

תּוֹעֵבַה

n.f — abomination

תּוֹעֵבַה 117 n.f. abomination

H3068

יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/

n-pr — Existent, Jeho-vah

Derivation: from 1961;

(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God

KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.

יהוה

n.pr.dei — God

יהוה c. 6823 i.e. יַהְוֶה n.pr.dei Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel—(1. MT יְהֹוָה 6518 (Qr אֲדֹנָי), or יֱהֹוִה 305 (Qr אֱלֹהִים) 2. Many recent scholars explain יַהְוֶה as Hiph. of הוה (= היה) the one bringing into being, life-giver)

I. יהוה is not used by E in Gn, but is given Ex 3:12-15 as the name of the God who revealed Himself to Moses at Horeb

II.

1. יהוה is used with אלהים and suffixes, especially in D

2. the phrase † אֲנִי יהוה is noteworthy

3. יהוה is also used with several predicates, to form sacred names of holy places of Yahweh

H8193

שָׂפָהsâphâh/saw-faw'/

n-f — lip, language, margin

Derivation: or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת; probably from 5595 or 8192 through the idea of termination (compare 5490);

the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

KJV: band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.

שָׂפָה

n.f — lip

שָׂפָה 176 n.f. lip, speech, edge

1. lip

2. language

3. edge: shore of sea; bank of river

H8267

שֶׁקֶרsheqer/sheh'-ker/

n-m — untruth, sham

Derivation: from 8266;

an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)

KJV: without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.

שֶׁ֫קֶר

n.m — deception

שֶׁ֫קֶר 113 n.m. deception, disappointment, falsehood

1. deception, what deceives, disappoints, and betrays one

2. deceit, fraud, wrong

3. injurious falsehood, in testimony

4. falsity, of false or self-deceived prophets

5. lie, falsehood, in gen.

H6213

עָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/

v — do, make

Derivation: a primitive root;

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, × certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, feast, (fight-) ing man, finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, hinder, hold (a feast), × indeed, be industrious, journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, × sacrifice, serve, set, shew, × sin, spend, × surely, take, × thoroughly, trim, × very, vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.

עָשָׂה

vb — do

עָשָׂה 2622 vb. do, make

Qal 2524

I.

1. do (1560 t.)

2. deal with

3. oft. in phr. do kindness with

4. abs. act, act with effect

II.

1. make (670 t.)

2. produce, yield

3. prepare, esp. of dressing and cooking food

4. make offering

5. attend to, put in order

6. observe, celebrate, religious festival

7. acquire property of various kinds

8. appoint priests

9. bring about of י׳’s effecting a deliverance

10. use

11. spend, pass, days of life

Niph. 97

1. be done

2.

a. be made, of concr. things

b. be produced from vine

c. be prepared, of food

d. be offered

e. be observed, passover

f. be used

Pu. I was made

עָשָׂה

vb — press

[עָשָׂה] vb. Pi. press, squeeze

H530

אֱמוּנָהʼĕmûwnâh/em-oo-naw'/

n-f — firmness, security, fidelity

Derivation: or (shortened) אֱמֻנָה; feminine of 529;

literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity

KJV: faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.

אֱמוּנָה

n.f — firmness

אֱמוּנָה n.f. firmness, steadfastness, fidelity

1. lit. firmness, steadiness

2. steadfastness

3. faithfulness, trust

H7522

רָצוֹןrâtsôwn/raw-tsone'/

n-m — delight

Derivation: or רָצֹן; from 7521;

delight (especially as shown)

KJV: (be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.

רָצוֹן

n.[m.] — goodwill

רָצוֹן n.[m.] goodwill, favour, acceptance, will

1. goodwill, favour

2. acceptance, of persons, offering sacrifice

3. will, desire, pleasure

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