💡WEB · Proverbs 24:26
What does Proverbs 24:26 mean?
"An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips."
— Proverbs 24:26 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.
He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous”; peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him—
but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.
Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.”
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