Proverbs 29:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Ps 139:21 : 21 Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate You? And am I not grieved with those who rise up against You?
  • 1 John 3:13 : 13 Do not marvel, my brothers, if the world hates you.
  • Ps 119:115 : 115 Depart from me, you evildoers, for I will keep the commandments of my God.
  • Prov 24:9 : 9 The thought of foolishness is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to men.
  • Prov 29:10 : 10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright; but the just seek his life.
  • Zech 11:8 : 8 I also cut off three shepherds in one month. My soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
  • John 7:7 : 7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I testify of it that its works are evil.
  • John 15:17-19 : 17 These things I command you, that you love one another. 18 If the world hates you, you know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
  • John 15:23 : 23 He who hates me hates my Father also.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 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 15:8-9
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    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 3:32
    80%

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

  • Prov 11:20
    79%

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

  • Deut 25:16
    78%

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

  • Prov 16:12
    77%

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

  • Prov 24:24
    77%

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

  • Prov 21:29
    76%

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

  • Prov 13:5-6
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    76%

    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.

  • Prov 21:27
    76%

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

  • Prov 11:1
    76%

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

  • Prov 29:10
    75%

    10The bloodthirsty hate the upright; but the just seek his life.

  • 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.

  • Prov 18:5
    75%

    5It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

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

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

  • Ps 1:5-6
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    74%

    5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

    6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

  • Prov 29:6
    74%

    6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; but the righteous sing and rejoice.

  • Prov 20:23
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    23Diverse weights are an abomination to the LORD, and a false balance is not good.

  • Prov 21:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7The robbery of the wicked will destroy them, because they refuse to do justice.

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

  • Lam 3:36
    73%

    36To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord does not approve.

  • Ps 37:32
    73%

    32The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him.

  • Prov 25:26
    73%

    26A righteous man who falters before the wicked is like a troubled fountain and a corrupt spring.

  • Prov 21:12
    73%

    12The righteous man wisely considers the house of the wicked, but God overthrows the wicked for their wickedness.

  • Prov 19:28
    73%

    28An ungodly witness scorns judgment, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

  • Prov 12:26
    73%

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

  • Prov 16:5
    73%

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

  • Isa 26:10
    73%

    10Let favor be shown to the wicked, yet he will not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.

  • Prov 17:23
    73%

    23A wicked man takes a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Isa 29:21
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    21That make a man an offender by a word, and lay a snare for him that reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nothing.

  • Prov 29:26
    72%

    26Many seek the ruler's favor; but every man's judgment comes from the LORD.

  • Isa 5:23
    72%

    23Who justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

  • Job 17:8
    72%

    8Upright men shall be appalled at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.

  • Ps 34:21
    72%

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

  • Prov 14:19
    72%

    19The evil will bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 16:27
    72%

    27An ungodly man digs up evil, and in his lips there is like a burning fire.

  • Prov 24:9
    72%

    9The thought of foolishness is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to men.

  • Prov 20:10
    72%

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

  • Prov 21:15
    72%

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

  • Prov 17:11
    72%

    11An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

  • Job 34:17
    72%

    17Shall even he who hates justice govern? And will you condemn Him who is most just?

  • Prov 12:7
    72%

    7The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand.

  • Prov 11:6
    72%

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

  • Prov 24:15
    72%

    15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place.

  • Prov 6:16
    72%

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

  • Job 15:16
    72%

    16How much more abominable and filthy is man, who drinks iniquity like water?