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

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Footnotes

  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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Footnotes

  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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Footnotes

  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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