Proverbs 13:5 A righteous man hates lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and comes to shame. There is no knowing the effects of a lie even in this world. Said a lady, "I told once for all the fashionable lie of having my servant announce at the door that I was not at home. At night my husband said, ' Mrs. — died to-day.' It went through me like cold steel. She had made me promise that I would be at her bedside at the last hour, as she had something of great importance to disclose. 'And,' said my husband, 'she died in great distress to see you, having sent three times, only to learn that you were not at home.' How I loathed myself! No more lies for me!" Parallel Verses KJV: A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.WEB: A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace. |
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