Romans 12:9
Let loue be without dissimulation. Abhorre that which is euill, and cleaue vnto that which is good.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
In Context
10Be affectioned to loue one another with brotherly loue. In giuing honour, goe one before another,
Cross References
Psalms 34:14Eschewe euill and doe good: seeke peace and follow after it.
Psalms 45:7Thou louest righteousnes, and hatest wickednesse, because God, euen thy God hath anoynted thee with the oyle of gladnes aboue thy fellowes.
Psalms 97:10Ye that loue the Lord, hate euill: he preserueth the soules of his Saints: hee will deliuer them from the hand of the wicked.
Psalms 119:104By thy precepts I haue gotten vnderstanding: therefore I hate all the wayes of falshoode.
Proverbs 8:13The feare of the Lord is to hate euill as pride, and arrogancie, and the euill way: and a mouth that speaketh lewde things, I doe hate.
Ezekiel 33:31For they come vnto thee, as the people vseth to come: and my people sit before thee, and heare thy wordes, but they will not doe them: for with their mouthes they make iestes, and their heart goeth after their couetousnesse.
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 →