Pro 12:22 | KD | STEP | Lying lips are an abhorrence to Jahve, And they that deal truly are His delight. The frame of the distich is like , Pro 11:20. אמוּנה is probity as the harmony between the words and the inward thoughts. The lxx, which translates ὁ δὲ ποιῶν πίστεις, had in view עשה אמונים (עשׂה אמוּנים, cf. ); the text of all other translations agrees with that commonly received.

‏ Proverbs 12:22

Pro 12:22 22 Lying lips are an abhorrence to Jahve, And they that deal truly are His delight.

The frame of the distich is like Pro 11:1, Pro 11:20. אמוּנה is probity as the harmony between the words and the inward thoughts. The lxx, which translates ὁ δὲ ποιῶν πίστεις, had in view עשה אמונים (עשׂה אמוּנים, cf. Isa 26:2); the text of all other translations agrees with that commonly received.