Proverbs 13:5

Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 13

“A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.”Proverbs 13:5

What Does Proverbs 13:5 Mean?

Proverbs 13:5 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 13, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (16)

These passages are connected to Proverbs 13:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Colossians 3:9“Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;”Psalms 119:163“I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.”Ephesians 4:25“Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.”Ezekiel 20:43“And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.”Ezekiel 36:31“Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.”Proverbs 3:35“The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.”Romans 7:15“For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.”Revelation 21:8“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”Proverbs 6:17“A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,”Proverbs 30:8“Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:”Ezekiel 6:9“And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.”Daniel 12:2“And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.”Zechariah 11:8“Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.”Proverbs 14:5“A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.”Judges 16:11“And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.”Psalms 62:4“They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.”

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