Proverbs 8:13
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13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate.(A)
Proverbs 16:6
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6 By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.(A)
Psalm 97:10
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10 You who love the Lord, hate evil;
he guards the lives of his faithful;
he rescues them from the hand of the wicked.(A)
1 Samuel 2:3
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3 Talk no more so very proudly;
let not arrogance come from your mouth,
for the Lord is a God of knowledge,
and by him actions are weighed.(A)
1 Peter 5:5
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5 In the same way, you who are younger must be subject to the elders.[a] And all of you must clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for
“God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble.”(A)
Footnotes
- 5.5 Or of those who are older
1 Thessalonians 5:22
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22 abstain from every form of evil.
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Proverbs 4:24
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24 Put away from you crooked speech,
and put devious talk far from you.(A)
2 Timothy 2:19
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19 But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who calls on the name of the Lord turn away from wickedness.”(A)
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Proverbs 16:18
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18 Pride goes before destruction
and a haughty spirit before a fall.(A)
Proverbs 6:16-19
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16 There are six things that the Lord hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,(A)
18 a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that hurry to run to evil,(B)
19 a lying witness who testifies falsely,
and one who sows discord in a family.(C)
Proverbs 6:12
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12 A scoundrel and a villain
goes around with crooked speech,(A)
Psalm 119:128
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- 119.128 Gk Jerome: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 101:3
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3 I will not set before my eyes
anything that is base.
I hate the work of those who fall away;
it shall not cling to me.(A)
Amos 5:15
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15 Hate evil and love good,
and establish justice in the gate;
it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts,
will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.(A)
Psalm 119:104
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104 Through your precepts I get understanding;
therefore I hate every false way.(A)
Romans 12:9
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Marks of the True Christian
9 Let love be genuine; hate what is evil; hold fast to what is good;
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Zechariah 8:17
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17 do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these are things that I hate, says the Lord.”(A)
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Psalm 5:4-5
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4 For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil will not sojourn with you.(A)
5 The boastful will not stand before your eyes;
you hate all evildoers.(B)
Psalm 138:6
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6 For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,
but the haughty he perceives from far away.(A)
Proverbs 10:31
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31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.(A)
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