Les Proverbes 6:16 Cabale : Sha'arei Kedusha

The spies and the generation of the desert were only punished because of false testimony. Our sages, of blessed memory, stated,⁵⁸³Talmud Bavli, Sanhedrin 92a (See Rashi) “Whoever speaks deceitfully, it is as though he worships idolatry.” It is written,⁵⁸⁴Proverbs 6:16-19 “HaShem-יהו״ה hates these six, but the seventh is the abomination of His soul. Haughty eyes, a false tongue and hands that spill innocent blood. A heart that plots iniquitous thoughts, feet that run to do evil, a false witness who spouts lies, and one who stirs up strife among brothers.” The verse states,⁵⁸⁵Jeremiah 9:4-8 “They do not speak truth… Shall I not punish them for these things?” It also is written,⁵⁸⁶Psalms 34:13 “Who is the man who desires life, who loves days of seeing good? Guard your tongue from speaking evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.”