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Proverbs 13:5
A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
Proverbs 13:5 · American Standard Version
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Proverbs 13:5 in other translations
A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.
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In context
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous shall eat violence.
3 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
5 A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
6 Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.
8 The ransom of a man’s life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.
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