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Proverbs 29:27

An unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.

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ASV

An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

KJV

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

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8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
תּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.Vat[is] an abomination ofH8441 →
צַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimrighteous [people]H6662 →
אִ֣ישׁ'isha person ofH376 →
עָ֑וֶל'A.velinjusticeH5766 →
וְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.Vatand [is] an abomination ofH8441 →
רָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'[the] wickedH7563 →
יְשַׁר־ye.shar-a [person] upright ofH3477 →
דָּֽרֶךְ׃ פDa.rekhwayH1870 →

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2 Corinthians 6:14Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?1 John 3:12Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.1 John 3:13So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.Psalms 37:14The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.Psalms 139:21Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?John 15:17–19This is My command to you: Love one another.Proverbs 13:19Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.John 15:23Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.John 17:14I have given them Your word and the world has hated them; for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.Proverbs 29:10Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.Leviticus 11:10But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales.Daniel 6:4Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.Proverbs 24:9A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.Zechariah 11:8And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.Proverbs 8:7For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.Psalms 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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