He said to him, I also am a prophet as you are; and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with you into your house, that he may eat bread and drink water. [But] he lied to him.
Proverbs 12:22 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who do the truth are his delight. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: But they that deal truly are his delight. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Lying lips are extremely disgusting and hateful to the Lord, but they who deal faithfully are His delight. [Prov. 6:17; 11:20; Rev. 22:15.] American Standard Version (1901) Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight. Common English Bible The LORD detests false lips; he favors those who do what is true. Catholic Public Domain Version Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord. But whoever acts faithfully pleases him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: but they that deal faithfully please him. |
He said to him, I also am a prophet as you are; and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with you into your house, that he may eat bread and drink water. [But] he lied to him.
You will destroy those who speak lies. The LORD abhors the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.
A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but accurate weights are his delight.
Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.
The elder and the honorable man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.
but let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am the LORD who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, says the LORD.
You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to kill the souls who should not die, and to save the souls alive who should not live, by your lying to my people who listen to lies.
Because with lies you have grieved the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, and be saved alive:
But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.*
Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.