Proverbs 8:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.”
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“To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 8:13 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 1:17The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
- 1 Samuel 2:3Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.
- Job 28:28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
- Psalms 5:4For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.
- Psalms 97:10Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
- Psalms 101:3I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
- Psalms 119:104I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
- Psalms 119:128Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
- Psalms 138:6Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
- Proverbs 4:24Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
- Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
- Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
- Proverbs 6:19a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
- Proverbs 10:31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
- Proverbs 16:5Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.
- Proverbs 16:6By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.
- Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Amos 5:15Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”
- Amos 6:8The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”
- Zechariah 8:17do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.
- Romans 12:9Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from every form of evil.
- 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
- 1 Peter 5:5Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
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