Proverbs 6:16

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There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

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  • Deut 25:16 : 16 For anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly, is detestable to the LORD your God.
  • Ps 11:5 : 5 The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked—those who love violence—he hates with a passion.
  • Prov 3:32 : 32 For the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, but His confidential counsel is with the upright.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior, and perverse speech.
  • Prov 11:1 : 1 Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but a full and accurate weight is His delight.
  • Prov 11:20 : 20 Those with twisted hearts are detestable to the Lord, but His delight is in those whose ways are blameless.
  • Prov 15:8-9 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight. 9 The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.
  • Prov 17:15 : 15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the Lord.
  • Prov 30:18 : 18 There are three things that are too wonderful for me, four that I do not understand:
  • Prov 30:21 : 21 Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
  • Deut 18:10-12 : 10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, practices divination, tells fortunes, interprets omens, or engages in witchcraft. 11 Or one who casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or who seeks the dead. 12 For anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD. Because of these detestable practices, the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you.
  • Prov 30:24 : 24 Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:
  • Prov 30:29 : 29 There are three things that are stately in their stride, four that move with stately bearing:
  • Amos 1:3 : 3 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they threshed Gilead with sharp implements of iron.'
  • Amos 1:6 : 6 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they deported an entire population to deliver them over to Edom.'
  • Amos 1:9 : 9 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they delivered up an entire population to Edom and did not remember their treaty of brotherhood.'
  • Amos 1:11 : 11 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and suppressed compassion. His anger tore continually, and his wrath remained forever.'
  • Amos 2:1 : 1 This is what the LORD says: 'For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they burned to lime the bones of the king of Edom.'
  • Amos 2:4 : 4 This is what the LORD says: 'For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have rejected the law of the LORD and have not kept His statutes. Their lies have led them astray, lies after which their ancestors walked.'
  • Amos 2:6 : 6 This is what the LORD says: 'For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals.'
  • Rev 21:27 : 27 Nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.
  • Prov 20:10 : 10 Differing weights and differing measures—both are detestable to the Lord.
  • Prov 20:23 : 23 Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord, and deceitful scales are not good.
  • Deut 23:18 : 18 There shall be no cult prostitute among the daughters of Israel, nor shall there be a cult prostitute or sacred male among the sons of Israel.
  • Deut 24:4 : 4 then her first husband, who sent her away, is not allowed to take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled. That would be detestable to the LORD. You must not bring guilt upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

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    17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

    18a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,

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    25Though they speak graciously, do not believe them, for there are seven abominations in their heart.

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    16For anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly, is detestable to the LORD your God.

  • Prov 6:14-15
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    14He plots evil with deceit in his heart; he constantly stirs up dissension.

    15Therefore his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant, he will be broken beyond healing.

  • Ps 5:5-6
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    5For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil cannot dwell with You.

    6The arrogant cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all evildoers.

  • Prov 15:9
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    9The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

  • Prov 16:5-6
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    5The Lord detests all who are proud in heart; be sure of this, they will not go unpunished.

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  • Deut 7:26
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    26Do not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you will be set apart for destruction just like it. Utterly detest and abhor it, for it is set apart for destruction.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but gracious words are pure to Him.

  • Zech 8:17
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    17Do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love false oaths, for I hate all these things, declares the LORD.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20Those with twisted hearts are detestable to the Lord, but His delight is in those whose ways are blameless.

  • Amos 6:8
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    8The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—this is the declaration of the LORD, the God of Hosts: 'I detest the pride of Jacob and hate his fortresses, so I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.'

  • Deut 18:12
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    12For anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD. Because of these detestable practices, the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you.

  • Prov 11:1
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    1Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but a full and accurate weight is His delight.

  • Mic 6:10-11
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    10Are there still treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and dishonest measures that are detestable?

    11Shall I acquit a person with crooked scales and a bag of deceptive weights?

  • Ps 10:3
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    3For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27The righteous detest the unjust, and the wicked detest the upright.

  • Prov 16:12
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    12Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established by righteousness.

  • Prov 20:10
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    10Differing weights and differing measures—both are detestable to the Lord.

  • Mark 7:22
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    22adulteries, greed, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.

  • Prov 13:5
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    5The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked act shamefully and disgrace themselves.

  • Prov 8:36
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    36But whoever sins against me wrongs his own soul; all who hate me love death.

  • Eccl 6:1
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    1There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is great upon humanity.

  • Ps 31:6
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    6Into your hand I entrust my spirit; you have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God.

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    15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the Lord.

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    23Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord, and deceitful scales are not good.

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    16The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry.

  • Ps 139:21-22
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    21Do I not hate those who hate You, LORD, and detest those who rise up against You?

    22I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them as my enemies.

  • Ps 36:4
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    4The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; he has stopped being wise and doing good.

  • Prov 15:11
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    11Death and destruction lie open before the LORD—how much more the hearts of humans!

  • Job 15:16
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    16How much less is a man, who is detestable and corrupt, one who drinks iniquity like water!

  • Prov 12:22
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    22Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are His delight.

  • Prov 8:7
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    7For my mouth speaks truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

  • Deut 14:3
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    3You shall not eat any detestable thing.

  • Deut 16:22
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    22And you shall not set up for yourself a sacred pillar, which the Lord your God hates.

  • Ps 36:1
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    1To the choirmaster, a servant of the Lord, a psalm of David.

  • Lev 18:27
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    27For all these abominations were committed by the people who lived in the land before you, and the land was defiled.

  • Jer 7:30
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    30For the people of Judah have done evil in my sight, declares the LORD. They have set up their detestable idols in the house that bears my name to defile it.

  • Prov 1:16
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    16For their feet run to evil; they hasten to shed blood.

  • Ps 119:163
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    163I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love Your law.

  • Deut 32:19
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    19The LORD saw this and despised them out of His anger at His sons and daughters.