Proverbs 11:20
Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Adonai, 2 but those whose ways are blameless are his delight. 1
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19He who is truly upright gets life. 2 He who pursues evil gets death. 1
Cross References
Psalms 11:7For Adonai is righteous. 2 He 'ahav ·affectionately loves· righteousness. 2 The upright shall see his face.
Psalms 51:6Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. 2 You teach me wisdom in the inmost place. 1
Psalms 140:13Surely the upright will yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to your name. 2 The upright will dwell in your presence.
Proverbs 6:16There are six things which Adonai hates; 2 yes, seven which are an abomination to him: 1
Proverbs 9:7He who corrects a mocker invites insult. 2 He who reproves a wicked man invites abuse. 1
Proverbs 13:6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, 2 but wickedness overthrows the person of habitual sin ·missing the mark·. 1
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 →