Proverbs 13:5
in Proverbs 13The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
KJV
A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
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This verse in Proverbs 13
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA righteous man hateth lying,.... Or, "a word of falsehood" (y); as being contrary to honour, truth, and conscience.
This site's exposition
The slacker craves yet has nothing
on Proverbs 13:4-6
“The slacker craves yet has nothing” states his whole problem in one line, wanting without working, while “the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied”. The cluster closes on the guard image the book uses often: “Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner”.
This site's exposition
The righteous hate falsehood
John Gill renders falsehood as a word of falsehood, and says the righteous man hates it as contrary to honor, truth and conscience. The wicked bring shame and disgrace. Hatred of lies protects a good name.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| דְּבַר־ | devaroshe- | a word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| שֶׁ֭קֶר | sheker | falsehood | H8267 → | 113 times |
| יִשְׂנָ֣א | yisna' | he hates | H8130 → | 146 times |
| צַדִּ֑יק | tzadik | a righteous [person] | H6662 → | 206 times |
| וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע | verasha' | and a wicked [person] | H7563 → | 263 times |
| יַבְאִ֥ישׁ | yavish | he acts odiously | H887 → | |
| וְיַחְפִּֽיר׃ | veyachpir | and he may act shamefully | H2659 → |
דְּבַר־a word of
devaroshe-H1697 →1440 times
שֶׁ֭קֶרfalsehood
shekerH8267 →113 times
יִשְׂנָ֣אhe hates
yisna'H8130 →146 times
צַדִּ֑יקa righteous [person]
tzadikH6662 →206 times
וְ֝רָשָׁ֗עand a wicked [person]
verasha'H7563 →263 times
יַבְאִ֥ישׁhe acts odiously
yavishH887 →
וְיַחְפִּֽיר׃and he may act shamefully
veyachpirH2659 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ephesians 4:25Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
it leads to
- Colossians 3:9
Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
- Zechariah 8:16
These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,
- Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
- Romans 12:5
so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.
- Ephesians 4:15
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
- Colossians 3:9
Through
Colossians 3:9Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
it leads to
- Ephesians 4:22
to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
- Ephesians 4:25
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
- Ephesians 4:22
Through
Ezekiel 36:31Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 6:9
Then in the nations to which they have been carried captive, your survivors will remember Me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by their eyes that…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ezekiel 6:9
Where this verse is studied
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About Proverbs

This page draws on Charles Bridges, An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.
