Proverbs 12:22 — King James Version← Study notes

“Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.”

Proverbs 12:22 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 12:227 words

HebrewMeaning

תּוֹעֲבַ֣תtwōʿăbat

abominable (customnounH8441

thing) · abomination

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

שִׂפְתֵיśipətēy

bandnounH8193

bank · binding · border · brim ···

שָׁ֑קֶרšāqer

without a causenounH8267

deceit · false(-hood · -ly) · feignedly ···

וְ/עֹשֵׂ֖יwəʿōśēy

accomplishconjH6213

advance · appoint · apt · be at ···

אֱמוּנָ֣הʾĕmwnāh

faith(-fulnounH530

-ly · -ness · ) · set office ···

רְצוֹנֽ/וֹrəṣwōnwō

acceptable(-ancenounH7522

-ed) · delight · desire · favour ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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