Proverbs 6:16

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Proverbs 6:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible

14 With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.

15 Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.

16 There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,

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Proverbs 8:13

To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

Proverbs 30:18

There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:

Proverbs 30:21

Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:

Proverbs 30:24

Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:

Proverbs 30:29

There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk:

Amos 1:3

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron.

Amos 1:6

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom.

Amos 1:9

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood.

Amos 1:11

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.

Amos 2:1

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king.

Amos 2:4

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked.

Amos 2:6

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.

Proverbs 3:32

for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.

Proverbs 11:1

Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

Proverbs 11:20

The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Proverbs 15:9

The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

Proverbs 17:15

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.

Proverbs 20:10

Differing weights and unequal measures — both are detestable to the LORD.

Proverbs 20:23

Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.

Deuteronomy 18:10

Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,

Deuteronomy 18:11

casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead.

Deuteronomy 18:12

For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you.

Deuteronomy 23:18

You must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male, into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 24:4

then the husband who divorced her first may not remarry her after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination to the LORD. You must not bring sin upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

Deuteronomy 25:16

For everyone who behaves dishonestly in regard to these things is detestable to the LORD your God.

Revelation 21:27

But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

Psalms 11:5

The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.