16 These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to [a]Him:

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  1. Proverbs 6:16 Lit. His soul

The Lord (A)tests the righteous,
But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.

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13 (A)The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
(B)Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And (C)the perverse mouth I hate.

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20 Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the blameless in their ways are His delight.

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32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
(A)But His secret counsel is with the upright.

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16 For (A)all who do such things, all who behave unrighteously, are [a]an abomination to the Lord your God.

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  1. Deuteronomy 25:16 detestable

15 (A)He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

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The Folly of Wickedness

11 (A)Dishonest[a] scales are an abomination to the Lord,
But a [b]just weight is His delight.

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  1. Proverbs 11:1 deceptive
  2. Proverbs 11:1 Lit. perfect stone

(A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.
The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But He loves him who (B)follows righteousness.

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Judgment on Israel

Thus says the Lord:

(A)“For three transgressions of Moab, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because he (B)burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.

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11 Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of (A)Edom, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because he pursued his (B)brother with the sword,
And cast off all pity;
His anger tore perpetually,
And he kept his wrath forever.

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Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of (A)Tyre, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom,
And did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.

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Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of (A)Gaza, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they took captive the whole captivity
To deliver them up to Edom.

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Judgment on the Nations

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of (A)Damascus, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they have (B)threshed Gilead with implements of iron.

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21 For three things the earth is perturbed,
Yes, for four it cannot bear up:

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23 Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord,
And dishonest scales are not good.

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(A)then her former husband who divorced her must not take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled; for that is [a]an abomination before the Lord, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.

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  1. Deuteronomy 24:4 a detestable thing

18 You shall not bring the wages of a harlot or the price of a dog to the house of the Lord your God for any vowed offering, for both of these are [a]an abomination to the Lord your God.

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  1. Deuteronomy 23:18 detestable

10 There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter (A)pass[a] through the fire, (B)or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, 11 (C)or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or (D)one who calls up the dead. 12 For all who do these things are [b]an abomination to the Lord, and (E)because of these abominations the Lord your God drives them out from before you.

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  1. Deuteronomy 18:10 Be burned as an offering to an idol
  2. Deuteronomy 18:12 detestable

Judgment on Israel

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of (A)Israel, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because (B)they sell the righteous for silver,
And the (C)poor for a pair of sandals.

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Judgment on Judah

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of (A)Judah, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
(B)Because they have despised the law of the Lord,
And have not kept His commandments.
(C)Their lies lead them astray,
Lies (D)which their fathers followed.

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29 There are three things which are majestic in pace,
Yes, four which are stately in walk:

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10 (A)Diverse weights and diverse measures,
They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.

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27 But (A)there shall by no means enter it anything [a]that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s (B)Book of Life.

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  1. Revelation 21:27 NU, M profane, nor one who causes

24 There are four things which are little on the earth,
But they are exceedingly wise:

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