Proverbs 6:16
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16 There are six things the Lord hates—
no, seven things he detests:
Psalm 11:5
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5 The Lord examines both the righteous and the wicked.
He hates those who love violence.
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.
Proverbs 11:20
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20 The Lord detests people with crooked hearts,
but he delights in those with integrity.
Proverbs 3:32
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32 Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord,
but he offers his friendship to the godly.
Deuteronomy 25:16
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16 All who cheat with dishonest weights and measures are detestable to the Lord your God.
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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 11:1
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11 The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales,
but he delights in accurate weights.
Proverbs 15:8-9
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8 The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
but he delights in the prayers of the upright.
9 The Lord detests the way of the wicked,
but he loves those who pursue godliness.
Amos 2:1
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2 This is what the Lord says:
“The people of Moab have sinned again and again,[a]
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They desecrated the bones of Edom’s king,
burning them to ashes.
Amos 1:11
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11 This is what the Lord says:
“The people of Edom have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They chased down their relatives, the Israelites, with swords,
showing them no mercy.
In their rage, they slashed them continually
and were unrelenting in their anger.
Amos 1:9
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9 This is what the Lord says:
“The people of Tyre have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They broke their treaty of brotherhood with Israel,
selling whole villages as slaves to Edom.
Amos 1:6
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6 This is what the Lord says:
“The people of Gaza have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They sent whole villages into exile,
selling them as slaves to Edom.
Amos 1:3
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God’s Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors
3 This is what the Lord says:
“The people of Damascus have sinned again and again,[a]
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They beat down my people in Gilead
as grain is threshed with iron sledges.
Proverbs 30:21
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21 There are three things that make the earth tremble—
no, four it cannot endure:
Proverbs 20:23
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23 The Lord detests double standards;
he is not pleased by dishonest scales.
Deuteronomy 24:4
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4 the first husband may not marry her again, for she has been defiled. That would be detestable to the Lord. You must not bring guilt upon the land the Lord your God is giving you as a special possession.
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Deuteronomy 23:18
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18 When you are bringing an offering to fulfill a vow, you must not bring to the house of the Lord your God any offering from the earnings of a prostitute, whether a man[a] or a woman, for both are detestable to the Lord your God.
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- 23:18 Hebrew a dog.
Deuteronomy 18:10-12
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10 For example, never sacrifice your son or daughter as a burnt offering.[a] And do not let your people practice fortune-telling, or use sorcery, or interpret omens, or engage in witchcraft, 11 or cast spells, or function as mediums or psychics, or call forth the spirits of the dead. 12 Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord. It is because the other nations have done these detestable things that the Lord your God will drive them out ahead of you.
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- 18:10 Or never make your son or daughter pass through the fire.
Amos 2:6
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6 This is what the Lord says:
“The people of Israel have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They sell honorable people for silver
and poor people for a pair of sandals.
Amos 2:4
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God’s Judgment on Judah and Israel
4 This is what the Lord says:
“The people of Judah have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They have rejected the instruction of the Lord,
refusing to obey his decrees.
They have been led astray by the same lies
that deceived their ancestors.
Proverbs 30:29
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29 There are three things that walk with stately stride—
no, four that strut about:
Proverbs 20:10
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10 False weights and unequal measures[a]—
the Lord detests double standards of every kind.
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- 20:10 Hebrew A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah.
Revelation 21:27
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27 Nothing evil[a] will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
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- 21:27 Or ceremonially unclean.
Proverbs 30:24
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24 There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise:
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