Proverbs 11:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the upright in their way are His delight.

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  • Ps 119:1 : 1 ALEPH. Blessed are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
  • 1 Chr 29:17 : 17 I know also, my God, that You test the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now I have seen with joy Your people, who are present here, to offer willingly to You.
  • Ps 11:7 : 7 For the righteous LORD loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.
  • Ps 18:25-26 : 25 With the merciful you will show yourself merciful; with an upright man you will show yourself upright; 26 With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the perverse you will show yourself contrary.
  • Ps 51:6 : 6 Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part you shall make me know wisdom.
  • Ps 140:13 : 13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall dwell in your presence.
  • Prov 6:14 : 14 Perversity is in his heart, he devises mischief continually; he sows discord.
  • Prov 6:16-19 : 16 These six things the LORD hates: yes, seven are an abomination to him: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.
  • Prov 9:7 : 7 He who reproves a scoffer gets to himself shame: and he who rebukes a wicked man gets himself a blot.
  • Prov 12:22 : 22 Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who deal truthfully are His delight.
  • Prov 13:6 : 6 Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows 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 who keeps his way preserves his soul.
  • Prov 21:29 : 29 A wicked man hardens his face, but as for the upright, he directs his way.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 3:32
    82%

    32For the perverse person is an abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.

  • Prov 15:8-9
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    82%

    8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

    9The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

  • Prov 2:13-15
    3 verses
    80%

    13Who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness;

    14Who rejoice to do evil and delight in the perversity of the wicked;

    15Whose ways are crooked, and who are perverse in their paths:

  • Prov 29:27
    79%

    27An unjust man is an abomination to the just; and he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Prov 12:22
    79%

    22Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who deal truthfully are His delight.

  • Prov 15:26
    79%

    26The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD, but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

  • Prov 11:1
    77%

    1A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

  • Prov 11:3
    76%

    3The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the crookedness of transgressors shall destroy them.

  • Deut 25:16
    76%

    16For all who do such things, and all who act unrighteously, are an abomination to the LORD your God.

  • Prov 10:29
    76%

    29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright, but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 14:2
    76%

    2He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

  • Ezek 11:21
    76%

    21But as for those whose hearts follow the hearts of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, says the Lord GOD.

  • Prov 17:20
    75%

    20He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

  • Ps 125:4
    75%

    4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts.

  • Prov 21:8
    75%

    8The way of the guilty is crooked and strange, but as for the pure, his work is right.

  • Prov 16:5
    75%

    5Everyone that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though they join hand in hand, they shall not go unpunished.

  • Prov 17:15
    75%

    15He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, both of them are an abomination to the LORD.

  • Prov 21:29
    75%

    29A wicked man hardens his face, but as for the upright, he directs his way.

  • Ps 10:3
    75%

    3For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the greedy, whom the LORD abhors.

  • Ps 101:4
    74%

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

  • Prov 20:23
    74%

    23Diverse weights are an abomination to the LORD, and a false balance is not good.

  • Prov 20:10
    74%

    10Diverse weights and diverse measures, both of them are alike an abomination to the LORD.

  • Prov 11:19
    73%

    19As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

  • Prov 12:20
    73%

    20Deceit is in the heart of those who imagine evil, but to the counselors of peace there is joy.

  • Prov 6:16
    73%

    16These six things the LORD hates: yes, seven are an abomination to him:

  • 2 Sam 22:27
    73%

    27With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the perverse you will show yourself shrewd.

  • Prov 21:27
    73%

    27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with an evil intent?

  • Prov 10:9
    73%

    9He who walks uprightly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.

  • Ps 34:16
    72%

    16The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

  • Prov 11:6
    72%

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but transgressors shall be captured by their own evil.

  • Prov 21:15
    72%

    15It is a joy for the just to do justice, but destruction awaits the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 19:3
    72%

    3The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

  • Prov 16:12
    72%

    12It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.

  • Prov 8:13
    72%

    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.

  • Prov 28:18
    72%

    18Whoever walks uprightly shall be saved, but he who is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

  • Prov 14:11
    72%

    11The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

  • Prov 6:14
    72%

    14Perversity is in his heart, he devises mischief continually; he sows discord.

  • Prov 15:11
    72%

    11Hell and destruction are before the LORD; how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men?

  • Prov 22:5
    72%

    5Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards his soul shall be far from them.

  • Prov 12:2
    72%

    2A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but a man of wicked plans will He condemn.

  • Ps 18:26
    72%

    26With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the perverse you will show yourself contrary.

  • Ps 32:11
    72%

    11Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous; shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.

  • Ps 5:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5The foolish shall not stand in your sight; you hate all workers of iniquity.

    6You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; the LORD will abhor the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

  • Prov 13:6
    72%

    6Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Ps 34:21
    72%

    21Evil shall slay the wicked: and those who hate the righteous shall be desolate.

  • Ps 15:4
    71%

    4In whose eyes a vile person is despised; but he honors those who fear the LORD. He who swears to his own hurt, and does not change.