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Proverbs 11:20

Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to LORD, but such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.

In Context

19He who is steadfast in righteousness [comes] to life, and he who pursues evil [comes] to his own death.

21Hand in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

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Cross References

Psalms 11:7For LORD is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright man shall behold his face.

Psalms 51:6Behold, thou desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part thou will make me to know wisdom.

Psalms 140:13Surely the righteous shall give thanks to thy name. The upright shall dwell in thy presence.

Proverbs 6:16There are six things which LORD hates, yea, seven which are an abomination to him:

Proverbs 9:7He who corrects a scoffer gets himself reviling. And he who reproves a wicked man [gets] himself a bruise.

Proverbs 13:6Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:20

19 As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death. It is here shown that righteousness, not only by the divine judgment, will end in life, and wickedness in death, but that righteousness, in its own nature, has a direct tendency to life and wickedness to death. 1. True holiness is true happiness; it is a preparative for it, a pledge and earnest of it. Righteousness inclines, disposes, and leads, the soul to life. 2. In like manner, those that indulge themselves in sin are… Read the whole commentary →

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