Proverbs 8:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Ps 97:10 : 10 You that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserves the souls of his saints; he delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
  • Prov 16:6 : 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil.
  • 1 Thess 5:22 : 22 Abstain from every form of evil.
  • 1 Sam 2:3 : 3 Talk no more so proudly; let not arrogance come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
  • Ps 101:3 : 3 I will set no wicked thing before my eyes: I hate the work of those who turn aside; it shall not cling to me.
  • Prov 4:24 : 24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and put perverse lips far from you.
  • 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 Likewise, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elder. Yes, all of you be subject to one another, and be clothed with humility: for God resists the proud, and gives grace to the humble.
  • Prov 6:12 : 12 A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth.
  • 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.
  • Ps 119:104 : 104 Through Your precepts I get understanding, therefore I hate every false way.
  • Ps 119:128 : 128 Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things I consider to be right; I hate every false way.
  • Ps 138:6 : 6 Though the LORD is high, yet He respects the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
  • Ps 5:4-5 : 4 For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; nor shall evil dwell with you. 5 The foolish shall not stand in your sight; you hate all workers of iniquity.
  • 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 Nevertheless, the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity."
  • Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
  • Amos 5:15 : 15 Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
  • Zech 8:17 : 17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, says the LORD.
  • Rom 12:9 : 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cling to that which is good.
  • Prov 10:31 : 31 The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

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  • 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength.

  • 7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

  • 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

  • 12 I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

  • Prov 8:7-8
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    7 For my mouth will speak truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

    8 All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or perverse in them.

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

  • 7 Be not wise in your own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

  • 28 And to man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.'

  • 33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility.

  • Prov 6:16-17
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    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,

  • 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who do his commandments; his praise endures forever.

  • 29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD;

  • 23 The fear of the LORD leads to life, and he who has it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

  • 17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, says the LORD.

  • Ps 101:3-4
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    3 I will set no wicked thing before my eyes: I hate the work of those who turn aside; it shall not cling to me.

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

  • 1 The transgression of the wicked speaks within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

  • 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil.

  • 27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death.

  • Prov 2:5-6
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    5 Then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.

    6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

  • 5 A righteous man hates lying, but a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.

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

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    16 A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.

    17 He who is quickly angry acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated.

  • 36 But whoever sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those who hate me love death.

  • 17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but be in the fear of the LORD all day long.

  • 12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

  • 5 I have hated the congregation of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked.

  • 128 Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things I consider to be right; I hate every false way.

  • 11 Come, you children, listen to me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

  • 104 Through Your precepts I get understanding, therefore I hate every false way.

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

  • 6 I have hated those that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.

  • 15 Hear, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD has spoken.

  • 4 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches and honor and life.

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

  • 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

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

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

  • 17 Seeing you hate instruction, and cast My words behind you.

  • 163 I hate and abhor lying, but I love Your law.

  • 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

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

  • 2 The fear of a king is like the roaring of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own soul.

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

  • 22 I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them my enemies.

  • 27 The fear of the LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.