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
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    32 For the perverse person is an 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 to the LORD, but He loves those who pursue 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 perversity of the wicked;

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

  • Prov 29:27
    79%

    27 An 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%

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

  • Prov 15:26
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    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 an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

  • Prov 11:3
    76%

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

  • Deut 25:16
    76%

    16 For all who do such things, and all who act unrighteously, are an abomination to the LORD your 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
    76%

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

  • Ezek 11:21
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    21 But 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%

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

  • Ps 125:4
    75%

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

  • Prov 21:8
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    8 The way of the guilty is crooked and strange, but as for the pure, his work is right.

  • Prov 16:5
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    5 Everyone 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%

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

  • Prov 21:29
    75%

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

  • Ps 10:3
    75%

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

  • Ps 101:4
    74%

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

  • Prov 20:23
    74%

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

  • Prov 20:10
    74%

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

  • Prov 11:19
    73%

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

  • Prov 12:20
    73%

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

  • Prov 6:16
    73%

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

  • 2 Sam 22:27
    73%

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

  • Prov 21:27
    73%

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

  • Prov 10:9
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    9 He who walks uprightly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.

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

  • Prov 11:6
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    6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but transgressors shall be captured by their own evil.

  • Prov 21:15
    72%

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

  • Prov 19:3
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    3 The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

  • Prov 16:12
    72%

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

  • Prov 8:13
    72%

    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 28:18
    72%

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

  • Prov 14:11
    72%

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

  • Prov 6:14
    72%

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

  • Prov 15:11
    72%

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

  • Prov 22:5
    72%

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

  • Prov 12:2
    72%

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

  • Ps 18:26
    72%

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

  • Ps 32:11
    72%

    11 Be 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%

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

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

  • Prov 13:6
    72%

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

  • Ps 34:21
    72%

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

  • Ps 15:4
    71%

    4 In 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.