Proverbs 11:20
An abomination of the Lord are those of a perverse heart; but his favor is for those who are unblemished in their way.
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Psalms 11:7For righteous is the Lord, he loveth righteousness: his countenance doth behold the upright.
Psalms 51:6(51:8) Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: therefore do thou cause me to know wisdom in the recesses [of the heart].
Psalms 140:13(140:14) Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell before thy presence.
Proverbs 6:16Six things there are which the Lord hateth; and seven are an abomination unto his spirit:
Proverbs 9:7He that correcteth a scorner acquireth for himself abuse; and he that reproveth the wicked getteth himself a blemish.
Proverbs 13:6Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright on his way; but wickedness perverteth the [man of] sin.
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 →