Romans 12:9

Love without feigning, hating evil, drawing [or fast (ly) cleaving] to (the) good;

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

In Context

8he that stirreth softly, in admonishing [or in exhortation]; he that giveth, in simpleness (or with sincerity); he that is sovereign, [or is (a) prelate, or is before], in busyness (or with zeal and concern); he that hath mercy, in gladness.

10loving together the charity of brotherhood. Each come before to worship (the) other [or Coming before together in honour];

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Cross References

Psalms 34:14Turn thou away from evil, and do good; seek thou peace, and perfectly follow thou it.

Psalms 45:7Thou lovedest rightfulness, and hatedest wickedness; therefore thou, God, thy God, (or and so God, thy God), anointed thee with the oil of gladness, more than thy fellows.

Psalms 97:10Ye that love the Lord, hate evil, (or Ye who love the Lord, hate evil); the Lord keepeth (safe) the souls of his saints; he shall deliver them from the hand of the sinner.

Psalms 119:104I understood of thy behests; therefore I hated all the ways of wickedness. (I gained understanding through thy precepts; and now I hate all wicked ways.)

Proverbs 8:13The dread of the Lord hateth evil; I curse boast, and pride, and a shrewd way, and a double-tongued mouth. (The fear of the Lord is to hate evil or To have reverence for the Lord is to hate evil; I curse boast, and pride, and a depraved way, and speaking with a double-tongue, or with duplicity.)

Ezekiel 33:31and they come to thee, as if my people entereth, and my people sit before thee, and they hear thy words, and do not those; for they turn those into the song of their mouth, and their heart followeth their avarice; (and my people come to thee, like any people entereth, and they sit before thee, and they hear thy words, but they do not do them; they turn them into the song of their mouths, but their hearts follow after their greed;)

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 →

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