Romans 12:9

Let your love be sincere. Hate the wrong; cling to the right.

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In The King James Version

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

In Context

8the counselor to their counsel. Let the person who gives in charity do so with a generous heart; let the person who is in authority exercise due diligence; let the person who shows kindness do so in a cheerful spirit.

10In the love of the community of the Lord’s followers, be affectionate to one another; in showing respect, set an example of deference to one another;

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Cross References

Psalms 34:14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Psalms 45:7Right you love and wrong you hate: therefore the Lord your God anoints you With oil of gladness above your fellows.

Psalms 97:10The Lord loves those who hate evil, he guards the lives of the faithful: from the hand of the wicked he saves them.

Psalms 119:104Insight I win through your precepts, therefore every false way I hate.

Matthew Henry on Romans 12:2-21

Consecration to God; Duty towards God; Duty towards Ourselves; Due Exercise of Spiritual Gifts; Duty towards Our Brethren; Brotherly Love; Love to Enemies. ( a. d. 58.) 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 3 For I say,… Read the whole commentary →

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