Proverbs 3:32
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32 Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord,
but he offers his friendship to the godly.
Psalm 25:14
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14 The Lord is a friend to those who fear him.
He teaches them his covenant.
Proverbs 11:20
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20 The Lord detests people with crooked hearts,
but he delights in those with integrity.
John 15:15
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15 I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.
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Matthew 13:11
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11 He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets[a] of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not.
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- 13:11 Greek the mysteries.
John 14:21-24
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21 Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.”
22 Judas (not Judas Iscariot, but the other disciple with that name) said to him, “Lord, why are you going to reveal yourself only to us and not to the world at large?”
23 Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them. 24 Anyone who doesn’t love me will not obey me. And remember, my words are not my own. What I am telling you is from the Father who sent me.
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Proverbs 17:15
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15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent—
both are detestable to the Lord.
Proverbs 8:13
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13 All who fear the Lord will hate evil.
Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance,
corruption and perverse speech.
Matthew 11:25
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Jesus’ Prayer of Thanksgiving
25 At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike.
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Psalm 18:26
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26 To the pure you show yourself pure,
but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
Job 29:4
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4 When I was in my prime,
God’s friendship was felt in my home.
Revelation 2:17
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17 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one who receives it.
Luke 16:15
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15 Then he said to them, “You like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts. What this world honors is detestable in the sight of God.
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Proverbs 6:6-19
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6 Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones.
Learn from their ways and become wise!
7 Though they have no prince
or governor or ruler to make them work,
8 they labor hard all summer,
gathering food for the winter.
9 But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep?
When will you wake up?
10 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
11 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
12 What are worthless and wicked people like?
They are constant liars,
13 signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye,
a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers.
14 Their perverted hearts plot evil,
and they constantly stir up trouble.
15 But they will be destroyed suddenly,
broken in an instant beyond all hope of healing.
16 There are six things the Lord hates—
no, seven things he detests:
17 haughty eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that kill the innocent,
18 a heart that plots evil,
feet that race to do wrong,
19 a false witness who pours out lies,
a person who sows discord in a family.
Proverbs 14:10
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10 Each heart knows its own bitterness,
and no one else can fully share its joy.
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