Proverbs 11:20
The Lord hates perverted minds, but is happy with those who live moral lives.
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19Do what's right, and you will live; chase after evil and you will die.
21You can be certain of this: the wicked won't go unpunished, but the good will be saved.
Cross References
Psalms 11:7The Lord does what is right, and he loves those who live right. Those who do good will see him face to face.
Psalms 51:6But you want truth on the inside; you teach me wisdom deep within.
Psalms 140:13Truly those who live right are thankful for the kind of person you are, and those who are honest will live in your presence.
Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the Lord hates, seven things that he absolutely detests:
Proverbs 9:7If you correct a mocker all you get are insults; if you argue with the wicked all you get is abuse.
Proverbs 13:6Goodness protects those who live right, but sin overcomes the wicked.
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 →