Proverbs 6:16

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Six things are hated by the Lord; seven things are disgusting to him:

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  • Deut 25:16 : 16 For all who do such things, and all whose ways are not upright, are disgusting to the Lord your God.
  • Ps 11:5 : 5 The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.
  • Prov 3:32 : 32 For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.
  • Prov 11:1 : 1 Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.
  • Prov 11:20 : 20 The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight
  • Prov 15:8-9 : 8 The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight. 9 The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.
  • Prov 17:15 : 15 He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.
  • Prov 30:18 : 18 There are three things, the wonder of which overcomes me, even four things outside my knowledge:
  • Prov 30:21 : 21 For three things the earth is moved, and there are four which it will not put up with:
  • Deut 18:10-12 : 10 Let there not be seen among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter go through the fire, or anyone using secret arts, or a maker of strange sounds, or a reader of signs, or any wonder-worker, 11 Or anyone using secret force on people, or putting questions to a spirit, or having secret knowledge, or going to the dead for directions. 12 For all who do such things are disgusting to the Lord; and because of these disgusting things the Lord your God is driving them out before you.
  • Prov 30:24 : 24 There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are very wise:
  • Prov 30:29 : 29 There are three things whose steps are good to see, even four whose goings are fair:
  • Amos 1:3 : 3 These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Damascus, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they have been crushing Gilead with iron grain-crushing instruments.
  • Amos 1:6 : 6 These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Gaza, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they took all the people away prisoners, to give them up to Edom.
  • Amos 1:9 : 9 These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Tyre, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they gave up all the people prisoners to Edom, without giving a thought to the brothers' agreement between them.
  • Amos 1:11 : 11 These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Edom, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because his sword was turned against his brother, without pity, and his wrath was burning at all times, and he was angry for ever.
  • Amos 2:1 : 1 These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Moab, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because he had the bones of the king of Edom burned to dust.
  • Amos 2:4 : 4 These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Judah, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they have given up the law of the Lord, and have not kept his rules; and their false ways, in which their fathers went, have made them go out of the right way.
  • Amos 2:6 : 6 These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Israel, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they have given the upright man for silver, and the poor for the price of two shoes;
  • Rev 21:27 : 27 And nothing unclean may come into it, or anyone whose works are cursed or false; but only those whose names are in the Lamb's book of life.
  • Prov 20:10 : 10 Unequal weights and unequal measures, they are all disgusting to the Lord.
  • Prov 20:23 : 23 Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good.
  • Deut 23:18 : 18 Do not take into the house of the Lord your God, as an offering for an oath, the price of a loose woman or the money given to one used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods: for these two things are disgusting to the Lord your God.
  • Deut 24:4 : 4 Her first husband, who had sent her away, may not take her back after she has been wife to another; for that is disgusting to the Lord: and you are not to be a cause of sin in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage.

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    17 Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause;

    18 A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;

  • Prov 26:25-26
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    25 When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:

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  • Prov 8:13
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    13 The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

  • Deut 25:16
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    16 For all who do such things, and all whose ways are not upright, are disgusting to the Lord your God.

  • Prov 6:14-15
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    14 His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.

    15 For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

  • Ps 5:5-6
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    5 The sons of pride have no place before you; you are a hater of all workers of evil.

    6 You will send destruction on those whose words are false; the cruel man and the man of deceit are hated by the Lord.

  • Prov 15:9
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    9 The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.

  • Prov 16:5-6
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    5 Everyone who has pride in his heart is disgusting to the Lord: he will certainly not go free from punishment.

    6 By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.

  • Deut 7:26
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    26 And you may not take a disgusting thing into your house, and so become cursed with its curse: but keep yourselves from it, turning from it with fear and hate, for it is a cursed thing.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26 Evil designs are disgusting to the Lord, but the words of the clean-hearted are pleasing.

  • Zech 8:17
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    17 Let no one have any evil thought in his heart against his neighbour; and have no love for false oaths: for all these things are hated by me, says the Lord.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20 The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight

  • Amos 6:8
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    8 The Lord God has taken an oath by himself, says the Lord, the God of armies: the pride of Jacob is disgusting to me, and I have hate for his great houses: so I will give up the town with everything in it.

  • Deut 18:12
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    12 For all who do such things are disgusting to the Lord; and because of these disgusting things the Lord your God is driving them out before you.

  • Prov 11:1
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    1 Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.

  • Mic 6:10-11
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    10 Am I to let the stores of the evil-doer go out of my memory, and the short measure, which is cursed?

    11 Is it possible for me to let wrong scales and the bag of false weights go without punishment?

  • Ps 10:3
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    3 For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27 An evil man is disgusting to the upright, and he who is upright is disgusting to evil-doers.

  • Prov 16:12
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    12 Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.

  • Prov 20:10
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    10 Unequal weights and unequal measures, they are all disgusting to the Lord.

  • Mark 7:22
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    22 The taking of goods and of life, broken faith between husband and wife, the desire of wealth, wrongdoing, deceit, sins of the flesh, an evil eye, angry words, pride, foolish acts:

  • Prov 13:5
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    5 The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.

  • Prov 8:36
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    36 But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.

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    1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is hard on men;

  • Ps 31:6
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    6 I am full of hate for those who go after false gods; but my hope is in the Lord.

  • Prov 17:15
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    15 He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.

  • Prov 20:23
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    23 Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good.

  • Ps 34:16
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    16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to take away the memory of them from the earth.

  • Ps 139:21-22
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    21 Are not your haters hated by me, O Lord? are not those who are lifted up against you a cause of grief to me?

    22 My hate for them is complete; my thoughts of them are as if they were making war on me.

  • Ps 36:4
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    4 He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.

  • Prov 15:11
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    11 Before the Lord are the underworld and destruction: how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men!

  • Job 15:16
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    16 How much less one who is disgusting and unclean, a man who takes in evil like water!

  • Prov 12:22
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    22 False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.

  • Prov 8:7
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    7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.

  • Deut 14:3
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    3 No disgusting thing may be your food.

  • Deut 16:22
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    22 You are not to put up stone pillars, for they are hated by the Lord your God.

  • Ps 36:1
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    1 <To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David.> The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

  • Lev 18:27
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    27 (For all these disgusting things were done by the men of this country who were there before you, and the land has been made unclean by them;)

  • Jer 7:30
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    30 For the children of Judah have done what is evil in my eyes, says the Lord: they have put their disgusting images in the house which is named by my name, making it unclean.

  • Prov 1:16
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    16 For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.

  • Ps 119:163
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    163 I am full of hate and disgust for false words; but I am a lover of your law.

  • Deut 32:19
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    19 And the Lord saw with disgust the evil-doing of his sons and daughters.