Proverbs 13:5
“A righteous man hateth lying : but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
A righteous man hateth lying,.... Or, "a word of falsehood" (y); as being contrary to honour, truth, and conscience. He…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Note, 1. Where grace reigns sin is loathsome. It is the undoubted character of every righteous man that he hates lying…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
is loathsome lit. stinketh. Comp. Ecc 10:1; Exo 5:21, where the same Heb. word occurs.
In R.V. marg. an alternative…
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