The Meaning of Proverbs 13:5 Explained

Proverbs 13:5

KJV: A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

YLT: A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.

Darby: A righteous man hateth lying; but the wicked maketh himself odious and cometh to shame.

ASV: A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

A righteous  [man] hateth  lying:  but a wicked  [man] is loathsome,  and cometh to shame. 

What does Proverbs 13:5 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 13

1  a scoffer does not listen to rebuke

What do the individual words in Proverbs 13:5 mean?

Lying lying hates a righteous [man] but a wicked [man] is loathsome and comes to shame
דְּבַר־ שֶׁ֭קֶר יִשְׂנָ֣א צַדִּ֑יק וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע יַבְאִ֥ישׁ וְיַחְפִּֽיר

דְּבַר־  Lying 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
שֶׁ֭קֶר  lying 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁקֶר  
Sense: lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood.
יִשְׂנָ֣א  hates 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׂנֵא  
Sense: to hate, be hateful.
צַדִּ֑יק  a  righteous  [man] 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: צַדִּיק  
Sense: just, lawful, righteous.
וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע  but  a  wicked  [man] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
יַבְאִ֥ישׁ  is  loathsome 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּאַשׁ  
Sense: to have a bad smell, stink, smell bad.
וְיַחְפִּֽיר  and  comes  to  shame 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָפַר  
Sense: to be ashamed, be confounded, be abashed, feel abashed.