Proverbs 13:5

A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.

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WEBBE

A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.

BSB

The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.

KJV

A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

ASV

A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

BBE

The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verse 5

Where sin reigns, the man is loathsome. If his conscience were awake, he would abhor himself, and repent in dust and ashes.

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