Proverbs 12:22

The Message

God can’t stomach liars; he loves the company of those who keep their word.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:20

God can’t stand deceivers, but oh how he relishes integrity.

Proverbs 11:1

God hates cheating in the marketplace; he loves it when business is aboveboard.

Ezekiel 13:22

“‘Because you’ve confounded and confused good people, unsuspecting and innocent people, with your lies, and because you’ve made it easy for others to persist in evil so that it wouldn’t even dawn on them to turn to me so I could save them, as of now you’re finished. No more delusion-mongering from you, no more sermonic lies. I’m going to rescue my people from your clutches. And you’ll realize that I am God.’”

Proverbs 15:8

God can’t stand pious poses, but he delights in genuine prayers.

1 Kings 13:18

But he said, “I am also a prophet, just like you. And an angel came to me with a message from God: ‘Bring him home with you, and give him a good meal!’” But the man was lying. So the holy man went home with him and they had a meal together.

Proverbs 17:7

We don’t expect eloquence from fools, nor do we expect lies from our leaders.