Verse 32

For the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, but His confidential counsel is with the upright.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 25:14 : 14 The secret counsel of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes his covenant known to them.
  • Prov 11:20 : 20 Those with twisted hearts are detestable to the Lord, but His delight is in those whose ways are blameless.
  • John 14:21-24 : 21 The one who has my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him. 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, 'Lord, how is it that you are going to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?' 23 Jesus answered, 'If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.' 24 The one who does not love me does not keep my words. The word you hear is not my own but belongs to the Father who sent me.
  • John 15:15 : 15 I no longer call you servants because a servant does not know what his master is doing. Instead, I have called you friends because everything I heard from my Father I have made known to you.
  • Job 29:4 : 4 I was as in the prime of my life, when the intimate friendship of God was over my tent.
  • Ps 18:26 : 26 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful; to the blameless You show Yourself blameless.
  • Prov 17:15 : 15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the Lord.
  • Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus said, 'I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.'
  • Matt 13:11 : 11 Jesus replied, "The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but not to them.
  • Luke 16:15 : 15 Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight."
  • Rev 2:17 : 17 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior, and perverse speech.
  • Prov 14:10 : 10 The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger can share its joy.
  • Prov 6:6-9 : 6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways and be wise. 7 She has no commander, no overseer or ruler, 8 yet she prepares her food in the summer and gathers her provisions at harvest. 9 How long will you lie there, sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— 11 and poverty will come upon you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man. 12 A worthless person, a man of wickedness, walks with a corrupt mouth, 13 winking with his eyes, signaling with his feet, pointing with his fingers. 14 He plots evil with deceit in his heart; he constantly stirs up dissension. 15 Therefore his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant, he will be broken beyond healing. 16 There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, 18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, 19 a false witness who pours out lies, and one who stirs up conflict among brothers.