Proverbs 8:13

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.”

— WEB

“The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.”

— KJV

“The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.”

— ASV

Psalms 97:10 "You who love Yahweh, hate evil. He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked."
Proverbs 16:6 "By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil."
1 Samuel 2:3 "“Don’t keep talking so exceedingly proudly. Don’t let arrogance come out of your mouth, For Yahweh is a God of knowledge. By him actions …"
Proverbs 4:24 "Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you."
1 Thessalonians 5:22 "Abstain from every form of evil."
1 Peter 5:5 "Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one anothe…"
Amos 5:15 "Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of J…"
Psalms 119:128 "Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way."

For such is the effect of the fear of God, by which hatred to evil preserves from it. froward mouth--or, "speech" (Pro 2:12; Pro 6:14).

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