Proverbs 11:20
The abomination of Yahweh, are they of perverse heart, but, his delight, are the men of blameless life.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
19A righteous son, [turneth] to life, but, he that pursueth wickedness, to his own death.
Cross References
Psalms 11:7For righteous is Yahweh Righteousness, he loveth, the upright, shall behold his face.
Psalms 51:6Lo! faithfulness, hast thou desired in the inward parts, Yea, in the hidden part, wilt thou cause me to know, wisdom.
Psalms 140:13Surely, the righteous, shall give thanks to thy Name, the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
Proverbs 6:16These six things, doth Yahweh hate, yea, seven, are the abomination of his soul:—
Proverbs 9:7He that rebuketh a scoffer, getteth to himself contempt, and, he that reproveth a lawless man, [getteth to himself] his shame.
Proverbs 13:6Righteousness, guardeth the man of blameless way, but, lawlessness, overthroweth 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 →