Proverbs 11:20

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ They that are of a froward heart [are] abomination to the LORD: but [such as are] upright in [their] way [are] his delight.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 119:1 : 1 ¶ ALEPH. Blessed [are] the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
  • 1 Chr 29:17 : 17 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
  • Ps 11:7 : 7 For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
  • Ps 18:25-26 : 25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright; 26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
  • Ps 51:6 : 6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden [part] thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
  • Ps 140:13 : 13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
  • Prov 6:14 : 14 Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
  • Prov 6:16-19 : 16 These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
  • Prov 9:7 : 7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot.
  • Prov 12:22 : 22 ¶ Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.
  • Prov 13:6 : 6 ¶ Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 ¶ The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.
  • Prov 16:17 : 17 ¶ The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
  • Prov 21:29 : 29 ¶ A wicked man hardeneth his face: but [as for] the upright, he directeth his way.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    32 For the froward [is] abomination to the LORD: but his secret [is] with the righteous.

  • Prov 15:8-9
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    8 ¶ The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.

    9 ¶ The way of the wicked [is] an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

  • Prov 2:13-15
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    13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

    14 Who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

    15 Whose ways [are] crooked, and [they] froward in their paths:

  • Prov 29:27
    79%

    27 ¶ An unjust man [is] an abomination to the just: and [he that is] upright in the way [is] abomination to the wicked.

  • Prov 12:22
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    22 ¶ Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.

  • Prov 15:26
    79%

    26 ¶ The thoughts of the wicked [are] an abomination to the LORD: but [the words] of the pure [are] pleasant words.

  • Prov 11:1
    77%

    1 ¶ A false balance [is] abomination to the LORD: but a just weight [is] his delight.

  • Prov 11:3
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    3 ¶ The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

  • Deut 25:16
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    16 For all that do such things, [and] all that do unrighteously, [are] an abomination unto the LORD thy God.

  • Prov 10:29
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    29 ¶ The way of the LORD [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2 ¶ He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him.

  • Ezek 11:21
    76%

    21 But [as for them] whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.

  • Prov 17:20
    75%

    20 ¶ He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  • Ps 125:4
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    4 ¶ Do good, O LORD, unto [those that be] good, and [to them that are] upright in their hearts.

  • Prov 21:8
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    8 ¶ The way of man [is] froward and strange: but [as for] the pure, his work [is] right.

  • Prov 16:5
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    5 ¶ Every one [that is] proud in heart [is] an abomination to the LORD: [though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

  • Prov 17:15
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    15 ¶ He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29 ¶ A wicked man hardeneth his face: but [as for] the upright, he directeth his way.

  • Ps 10:3
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    3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, [whom] the LORD abhorreth.

  • Ps 101:4
    74%

    4 A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked [person].

  • Prov 20:23
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    23 ¶ Divers weights [are] an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance [is] not good.

  • Prov 20:10
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    10 ¶ Divers weights, [and] divers measures, both of them [are] alike abomination to the LORD.

  • Prov 11:19
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    19 ¶ As righteousness [tendeth] to life: so he that pursueth evil [pursueth it] to his own death.

  • Prov 12:20
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    20 ¶ Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace [is] joy.

  • Prov 6:16
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    16 These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him:

  • 2 Sam 22:27
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    27 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.

  • Prov 21:27
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    27 ¶ The sacrifice of the wicked [is] abomination: how much more, [when] he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

  • Prov 10:9
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    9 ¶ He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Ps 34:16
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    16 The face of the LORD [is] against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

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    6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness.

  • Prov 21:15
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    15 ¶ [It is] joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 19:3
    72%

    3 ¶ The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

  • Prov 16:12
    72%

    12 ¶ [It is] an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13 The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

  • Prov 28:18
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    18 ¶ Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways shall fall at once.

  • Prov 14:11
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    11 ¶ The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

  • Prov 6:14
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    14 Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

  • Prov 15:11
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    11 ¶ Hell and destruction [are] before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?

  • Prov 22:5
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    5 ¶ Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

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    2 ¶ A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

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    72%

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  • Ps 5:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

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    6 ¶ Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

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    21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

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    4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. [He that] sweareth to [his own] hurt, and changeth not.