Verse 9

The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Tim 6:11 : 11 But you, man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.
  • Prov 21:21 : 21 One who pursues righteousness and love finds life, righteousness, and honor.
  • Isa 26:7 : 7 The path of the righteous is level; You, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth.
  • Isa 51:1 : 1 Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were dug.
  • Isa 51:7 : 7 Listen to me, you who know righteousness, you people who have my teaching in your hearts. Do not fear the reproach of men or be dismayed by their insults.
  • Jer 44:4 : 4 I sent you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying: 'Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.'
  • Hos 6:3 : 3 Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to know Him. His coming is as certain as the dawn, and He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.
  • Hab 1:13 : 13 Your eyes are too pure to look on evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the treacherous? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
  • Matt 7:13 : 13 Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the path is broad that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
  • 2 Tim 2:22 : 22 Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
  • Ps 1:6 : 6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
  • Ps 146:8-9 : 8 The LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous. 9 The LORD protects the sojourners; he sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the way of the wicked.
  • Prov 4:19 : 19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
  • Prov 21:4 : 4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the lamp of the wicked—is sin.
  • Prov 21:8 : 8 The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.