Matthew Henry
Note,
righteous manthat he
hates lying(that is, all sin, for every sin is a lie, and particularly all fraud and falsehood in commerce and conversation), not only that he will not tell a lie, but he abhors lying, from a rooted reigning principle of love to truth and justice, and conformity to God.
man is loathsome. If his eyes were opened, and his conscience awakened, he would be so to himself, he would
abhor himself and repent in dust and ashes; however, he is so to God and all good men; particularly, he makes himself so by lying, than which there is nothing more detestable. And, though he may think to face it out awhile, yet he will
come to shameand contempt at last and will blush to show his face, Dan 12:2.