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Proverbs 13:5 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace. "

Proverbs 13:5

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3 He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

5 A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.

6 Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

7 There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

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Note this: where grace rules, sin becomes hateful. Every righteous person hates lying. That means more than refusing to tell falsehoods. It means hating all sin, because every sin is a kind of lie, and especially hating fraud and dishonesty in business and everyday speech. The godly person does this from a deep love for truth and justice, and from a desire to be like God.

Where sin rules, the person becomes hateful. If his eyes were opened and his conscience stirred, he would hate himself and repent in deep sorrow. Even now, he is hateful to God and to all good people. He especially makes himself vile by lying, because nothing is more disgusting. He may manage to carry on for a while, but in the end he will come to shame and contempt, and he will be put to shame when all is revealed (Dan. 12:2).

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Colossians 3:9

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"Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,"

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From This Chapter

Proverbs 13:1

"A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke."

Proverbs 13:2

"By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful crave violence."

Proverbs 13:3

"He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin."

Proverbs 13:4

"The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied."

Proverbs 13:6

"Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner."

Proverbs 13:7

"There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth."

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