Proverbs 15:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 1 Tim 6:11 : 11 But you, O man of God, flee these things; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.
  • Prov 21:21 : 21 He who follows after righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness, and honor.
  • Isa 26:7 : 7 The way of the just is uprightness; You, most upright, weigh the path of the just.
  • Isa 51:1 : 1 Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.
  • Isa 51:7 : 7 Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; do not fear the reproach of men, nor be afraid of their revilings.
  • Jer 44:4 : 4 However I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not do this abominable thing that I hate.
  • Hos 6:3 : 3 Then shall we know, if we pursue to know the LORD: his coming is as certain as the morning; and he will come to us like the rain, like the latter and former rain to the earth.
  • Hab 1:13 : 13 You are of purer eyes than to behold evil and cannot look on wickedness. Why do You look on those who deal treacherously and hold Your tongue when the wicked devours a man more righteous than he?
  • Matt 7:13 : 13 Enter by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who go in by it.
  • 2 Tim 2:22 : 22 Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
  • Ps 1:6 : 6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
  • Ps 146:8-9 : 8 The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; the LORD raises those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous: 9 The LORD preserves the strangers; he relieves the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.
  • Prov 4:19 : 19 The way of the wicked is like darkness: they do not know at what they stumble.
  • Prov 21:4 : 4 A proud look, a haughty heart, and the plowing of the wicked are sin.
  • Prov 21:8 : 8 The way of the guilty is crooked and strange, but as for the pure, his work is right.

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

  • Prov 11:18-20
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    18The wicked works a deceitful work, but he who sows righteousness shall have a sure reward.

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

    20Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the upright in their way are His delight.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27An unjust man is an abomination to the just; and he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Prov 3:32
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    32For the perverse person is an abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.

  • Prov 17:15
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    15He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, both of them are an abomination to the LORD.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD, but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

  • Ps 1:6
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    6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

  • Prov 13:5-6
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    5A righteous man hates lying, but a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.

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

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

  • Ps 11:5
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    5The LORD tests the righteous, but the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

  • Prov 21:27
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    27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with an evil intent?

  • Deut 25:16
    75%

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

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

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

  • Prov 15:29
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    29The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

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

  • Prov 15:10-11
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    10Correction is grievous to him who forsakes the way, and he who hates reproof shall die.

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

  • Ps 97:10
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    10You that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserves the souls of his saints; he delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.

  • Ps 11:7
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    7For the righteous LORD loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but a man of wicked plans will He condemn.

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    20The LORD preserves all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.

  • Prov 16:5
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    5Everyone that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though they join hand in hand, they shall not go unpunished.

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    26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

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

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    5He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

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

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

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    15Good understanding gives favor, but the way of transgressors is hard.

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    72%

    8Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He will teach sinners in the way.

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    17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he who keeps his way preserves his soul.

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    72%

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

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    12There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

  • Prov 17:19
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    19He who loves transgression loves strife, and he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

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

  • Prov 21:3
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    3To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

  • Prov 14:32
    71%

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  • Ps 37:32
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    32The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him.

  • Prov 24:24
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    24He who says to the wicked, You are righteous; him the people shall curse, nations shall abhor him.

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    28For the LORD loves justice, and does not forsake his saints; they are preserved forever, but the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.

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    9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

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    15But judgment shall return to righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

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    9He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.