Proverbs 11:20
Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
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Psalms 11:7Yahweh is righteous and he loves those who act righteously; righteous people are able to come into his presence.
Psalms 51:6What you desire is that I desire what is true in order that you can teach me how to act wisely.
Psalms 140:13Righteous people will surely thank you [MTY], and they will live ◄in your presence/with you►.
Proverbs 6:16There are six, maybe seven, kinds of people that Yahweh hates. They are:
Proverbs 9:7If you rebuke someone who will not allow others to correct him, he will insult you. If you reprove/scold an evil man, he will hurt you.
Proverbs 13:6The behavior [PRS] of those who always do what is right will protect them, but sinful behavior will ruin wicked people.
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 →