Proverbs 12:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 12:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 12:19 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 12:19 — KJV
“The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.”
— Proverbs 12:19 (KJV)
Proverbs 12:19 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 12:19
“They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness. stand...: Heb. are established”
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“Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.”
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“And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity. deceive: or, mock”
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“Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people: Because: Heb. Because for because are...: or, ye are made to come up on the lip of the tongue”
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“Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.”
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