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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 12, Verse 22

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21
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
King James Version
Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.
American Standard Version
Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.
New English Translation
The LORD abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.
World English Bible
Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.
23
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
24
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
25
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
26
The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
27
The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
28
In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no death.
1
A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
2
A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth: but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence.
3
He that keepeth 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.