5 A righteous [man] hateth lying; but the wicked maketh himself odious and cometh to shame.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 13:5

Commentary on Proverbs 13:5

(Read Proverbs 13:5)

Where sin reigns, the man is loathsome. If his conscience were awake, he would abhor himself, and repent in dust and ashes.