Proverbs 29:27

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 139:21 : 21 O LORD, do I not hate those who hate you, and despise those who oppose you?
  • 1 John 3:13 : 13 Therefore do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.
  • Ps 119:115 : 115 Turn away from me, you evil men, so that I can observe the commands of my God.
  • Prov 24:9 : 9 A foolish scheme is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.
  • Prov 29:10 : 10 Bloodthirsty people hate someone with integrity; as for the upright, they seek his life.
  • Zech 11:8 : 8 Next I eradicated the three shepherds in one month, for I ran out of patience with them and, indeed, they detested me as well.
  • John 7:7 : 7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I am testifying about it that its deeds are evil.
  • John 15:17-19 : 17 This I command you– to love one another. 18 The World’s Hatred“If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you do not belong to the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.
  • John 15:23 : 23 The one who hates me hates my Father too.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 17:15
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    15The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent– both of them are an abomination to the LORD.

  • Prov 15:8-9
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    8The LORD abhors the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

    9The LORD abhors the way of the wicked, but he will love those who pursue righteousness.

  • Prov 3:32
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    32for one who goes astray is an abomination to the LORD, but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

  • Deut 25:16
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    16For anyone who acts dishonestly in these ways is abhorrent to the LORD your God.

  • Prov 16:12
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    12Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness.

  • Prov 24:24
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    24The one who says to the guilty,“You are innocent,” peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked person has put on a bold face, but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

  • Prov 13:5-6
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    5The righteous person will reject anything false, but the wicked person will act in shameful disgrace.

    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 21:27
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    27The wicked person’s sacrifice is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent!

  • Prov 11:1
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    1The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.

  • Prov 29:10
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    10Bloodthirsty people hate someone with integrity; as for the upright, they seek his life.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26The LORD abhors the plans of the wicked, but pleasant words are pure.

  • Prov 18:5
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    5It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a person with wicked schemes.

  • Prov 10:29
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    29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

  • Ps 1:5-6
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    5For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

    6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

  • Prov 29:6
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    6In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, but a righteous person can sing and rejoice.

  • Prov 20:23
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    23The LORD abhors differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked.

  • Prov 21:7-8
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    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

    8The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way is upright.

  • Lam 3:36
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    36to defraud a person in a lawsuit– the Lord does not approve of such things!

  • Ps 37:32
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    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

  • Prov 25:26
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    26Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

  • Prov 19:28
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    28A crooked witness scorns justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Prov 16:5
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    5The LORD abhors every arrogant person; rest assured that they will not go unpunished.

  • Isa 26:10
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    10If the wicked are shown mercy, they do not learn about justice. Even in a land where right is rewarded, they act unjustly; they do not see the LORD’s majesty revealed.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Isa 29:21
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    21those who bear false testimony against a person, who entrap the one who arbitrates at the city gate and deprive the innocent of justice by making false charges.

  • Prov 29:26
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    26Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the LORD that one receives justice.

  • Isa 5:23
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    23They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.

  • Job 17:8
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    8Upright men are appalled at this; the innocent man is troubled with the godless.

  • Ps 34:21
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    21Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19Bad people have bowed before good people, and wicked people have bowed at the gates of someone righteous.

  • Prov 16:27
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    27A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.

  • Prov 24:9
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    9A foolish scheme is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.

  • Prov 20:10
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    10Diverse weights and diverse measures– the LORD abhors both of them.

  • Prov 21:15
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    15Doing justice brings joy to the righteous and terror to those who do evil.

  • Prov 17:11
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    11An evil person seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

  • Job 34:17
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    17Do you really think that one who hates justice can govern? And will you declare guilty the supremely Righteous One,

  • Prov 12:7
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    7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the righteous household will stand.

  • Prov 11:6
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    6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the treacherous will be ensnared by their own desires.

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

  • Prov 6:16
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    16There are six things that the LORD hates, even seven things that are an abomination to him:

  • Job 15:16
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    16how much less man, who is abominable and corrupt, who drinks in evil like water!