Proverbs
Chapter 12
Verse 22
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Proverbs 12

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22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 12:22. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 44
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה שִׂפְתֵי־שָׁ֑קֶר וְעֹשֵׂ֖י אֱמוּנָ֣ה רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃

7 word entries
תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת
Lemma
8441
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H8441
Occurrences
75
יְ֭הוָה
Lemma
3068
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3068
Occurrences
5701
שִׂפְתֵי
Lemma
8193
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine dual construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H8193
Occurrences
144
שָׁ֑קֶר
Lemma
8267
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H8267
Occurrences
91
וְעֹשֵׂ֖י
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal participle active
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H6213
Occurrences
692
אֱמוּנָ֣ה
Lemma
530
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H530
Occurrences
21
רְצוֹנֽוֹ
Lemma
7522
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H7522
Occurrences
27
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Βδέλυγμα Κυρίῳ χείλη ψευδῆ, ὁ δὲ ποιῶν πίστεις δεκτὸς παρʼ αὐτῷ.

11 word entries
Βδέλυγμα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
bdelygma
Morphology
noun, neuter nominative/accusative singular
Gloss
abomination, detestable thing
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Abomination, detestable thing, or object of disgust.
Occurrences
50
Κυρίῳ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
kyrios
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
Lord, master
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Lord, master, owner, or title for God.
Occurrences
7934
χείλη
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
cheile
Morphology
noun, neuter nominative/accusative plural
Gloss
lips
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Lip, edge, or shore.
Occurrences
117
ψευδῆ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
pseude
Morphology
adjective, accusative masculine/feminine singular or neuter nominative/accusative plural
Gloss
false, lying
Part of Speech
adjective
Definition
False, lying, deceitful.
Occurrences
51
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
δὲ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
δέ
Transliteration
de
Morphology
postpositive conjunction/particle
Gloss
but, and, now
Part of Speech
conjunction/particle
Definition
Postpositive connective conjunction.
Occurrences
4634
ποιῶν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
poion
Morphology
present active participle, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
doing, making
Part of Speech
participle
Definition
To make, do, perform, or produce.
Occurrences
2253
πίστεις
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
pisteis
Morphology
Greek -εις form; likely verb 2nd singular or plural noun/adjective depending on context
Gloss
form requires context
Part of Speech
verb/noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
5
δεκτὸς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
dektos
Morphology
nominative masculine singular or genitive neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
3
παρʼ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
par
Morphology
preposition, elided form
Gloss
from, beside, with
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Elided form of παρά.
Occurrences
776
αὐτῷ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
autos
Morphology
pronoun, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
he, himself
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Third-person personal/intensive pronoun.
Occurrences
26672
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܣ̈ܦܘܬܐ ܕܓ̈ܠܬܐ ܡܣܠܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܨܒܐ ܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ

8 word entries
ܣ̈ܦܘܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
spwt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
11
ܕܓ̈ܠܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dglt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
13
ܡܣܠܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
msl'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
9
ܡܪܝܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Transliteration
maryah
Morphology
divine title, emphatic form
Gloss
Lord
Occurrences
2917
ܘܨܒܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wsb'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
12
ܒܐܝܠܝܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
b'ylyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
8
ܕܥܒܕܝܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
d'bdyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
30
ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
hymnwt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
13
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

מְרַחֲקָתֵיהּ דֶאֱלָהָא סִפְוָתֵי דְשִׁקְרָא וּבְאִלֵין דְעָבְדִין הֵימָנוּתָא מִתְרְעֵי׃

8 word entries
מְרַחֲקָתֵיהּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mrchqtyh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
10
דֶאֱלָהָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
אלה
Transliteration
d'lh'
Morphology
prefixed relative/genitive ד + noun masculine singular emphatic
Gloss
of/that God
Occurrences
779
סִפְוָתֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
spwty
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
18
דְשִׁקְרָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
dshqr'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
195
וּבְאִלֵין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wb'lyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
2
דְעָבְדִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
d'bdyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
117
הֵימָנוּתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
hymnwt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
28
מִתְרְעֵי׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mtr'y
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
39
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Abominatio est Domino labia mendacia; qui autem fideliter agunt placent ei.

10 word entries
abominatio
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
abominatio
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
97
Domino
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dominus
Transliteration
Domino
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
8181
labia
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
labium
Transliteration
labia
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
109
mendacia
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
mendacia
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
105
qui
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
qui
Transliteration
qui
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
15011
autem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
autem
Transliteration
autem
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
5069
fideliter
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
fideliter
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
10
agunt
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ago
Transliteration
agunt
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
366
placent
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
placeo
Transliteration
placent
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
232
ei
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
is
Transliteration
ei
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
17810

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Psalms 5:6

Thou shalt destroy them that speak falsehood: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

16 relevance votes

Proverbs 11:20

They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.

15 relevance votes

Revelation 22:15

For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and lewd men, and murderers, and idolaters, and whoever loveth and maketh a lie.

15 relevance votes

Jeremiah 9:24

But let him that glorieth, glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD who exercise loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.

11 relevance votes

Isaiah 9:15

The ancient and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

8 relevance votes

Proverbs 11:1

A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.

8 relevance votes

Ezekiel 13:22

Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:

6 relevance votes

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

6 relevance votes

Ezekiel 13:19

And will ye profane me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?

4 relevance votes

Revelation 21:8

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and lewd men, 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.

2 relevance votes
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