Proverbs 11:20
Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, But those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
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Referenced Verses
- Ps 119:1 : 1 > Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, Who walk according to Yahweh's law.
- 1 Chr 29:17 : 17 I know also, my God, that you try 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 have I seen with joy your people, that are present here, offer willingly to you.
- Ps 11:7 : 7 For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.
- Ps 18:25-26 : 25 With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect. 26 With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
- Ps 51:6 : 6 Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
- Ps 140:13 : 13 Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence.
- Prov 6:14 : 14 In whose heart is perverseness, Who devises evil continually, Who always sows discord.
- Prov 6:16-19 : 16 There are six things which Yahweh hates; Yes, seven which are an abomination to him: 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood; 18 A heart that devises wicked schemes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness who utters lies, And he who sows discord among brothers.
- Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.
- Prov 9:7 : 7 He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.
- Prov 12:22 : 22 Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, But those who do the truth are his delight.
- Prov 13:6 : 6 Righteousness guards the way of integrity, But wickedness overthrows the sinner.
- Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, 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 establishes his ways.
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32For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, But his friendship is with the upright.
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8The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
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14Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;
15Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:
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27A dishonest man detests the righteous, And the upright in their ways detest the wicked.
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22Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, But those who do the truth are his delight.
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26Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, But the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.
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1A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, But accurate weights are his delight.
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3The integrity of the upright shall guide them, But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
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16For all who do such things, [even] all who do unrighteously, are an abomination to Yahweh your God.
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21But as for them whose heart walks after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their way on their own heads, says the Lord Yahweh.
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5Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: They shall assuredly not be unpunished.
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15He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
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3For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings, He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.
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4A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.
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23Yahweh detests differing weights, And dishonest scales are not pleasing.
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10Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
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19He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.
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16There are six things which Yahweh hates; Yes, seven which are an abomination to him:
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27With the pure you will show yourself pure; With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
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9He who walks blamelessly walks surely, But he who perverts his ways will be found out.
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16Yahweh's face is against those who do evil, To cut off the memory of them from the earth.
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6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, But the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
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15It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
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12It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, For the throne is established by righteousness.
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2A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, But he will condemn a man of wicked devices.
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6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, But wickedness overthrows the sinner.
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21Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
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4In whose eyes a vile man is despised, But who honors those who fear Yahweh; He who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn't change;