Verse 13

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior, and perverse speech.

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  • Ps 97:10 : 10 O you who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the lives of His faithful ones; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
  • Prov 16:6 : 6 Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.
  • 1 Thess 5:22 : 22 Abstain from every form of evil.
  • 1 Sam 2:3 : 3 'Do not keep speaking so arrogantly or let proud words come out of your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him deeds are weighed.'
  • Ps 101:3 : 3 I will not set any worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the actions of those who turn aside; it will not cling to me.
  • Prov 4:24 : 24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and keep corrupt speech far from you.
  • 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 In the same way, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
  • Prov 6:12 : 12 A worthless person, a man of wickedness, walks with a corrupt mouth,
  • Prov 6:16-19 : 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.
  • Ps 119:104 : 104 Through Your precepts I gain understanding; therefore, I hate every false way.
  • Ps 119:128 : 128 Therefore, I consider all Your precepts to be right; I hate every false way.
  • Ps 138:6 : 6 Though the Lord is exalted, he cares for the lowly, but the proud he knows from afar.
  • Ps 5:4-5 : 4 In the morning, LORD, You hear my voice; in the morning, I present my request to You and wait expectantly. 5 For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil cannot dwell with You.
  • 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: 'The Lord knows those who are His,' and, 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.'
  • Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
  • Amos 5:15 : 15 Hate evil and love good; establish justice at the gate. Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
  • Zech 8:17 : 17 Do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love false oaths, for I hate all these things, declares the LORD.
  • Rom 12:9 : 9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
  • Prov 10:31 : 31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut off.