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Proverbs 29:27
Proverbs 29:27 is verse 27 of Proverbs chapter 29, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
An unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.
King James Version
An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
World English Bible
A dishonest man detests the righteous, and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.
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Proverbs 29:25–27 · Berean Standard Bible
25 The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
26 Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.
27 An unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 24:9A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
Psalms 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
Psalms 139:21Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?
Zechariah 11:8And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.
John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
John 15:17This is My command to you: Love one another.
John 15:18If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
John 15:19If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
John 15:23Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.
1 John 3:13So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.