Proverbs 11:20
Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
World Messianic Bible
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In Context
19He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.
Cross References
Psalms 11:7For the LORD is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.
Psalms 51:6Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
Psalms 140:13Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence.
Proverbs 6:16There are six things which the LORD hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:
Proverbs 9:7One who corrects a mocker invites insult. One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.
Proverbs 13:6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
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 →