Romans 12:9

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

“Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.”

— WEB

“Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”

— KJV

“Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”

— ASV

Cross-references

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Psalms 34:14 "Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it."
1 Peter 4:8 "And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins."
1 Timothy 1:5 "but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith;"
1 John 3:18-20 "My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth."
1 Peter 3:10-11 "For, “He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit."
1 Thessalonians 5:21 "Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good."
Psalms 101:3 "I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me."
1 Peter 1:22 "Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another fr…"

Commentary

Let love be without dissimulation--"Let your love be unfeigned" (as in Co2 6:6; Pe1 2:22; and see Jo1 3:18). Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good--What a lofty tone of moral principle and feeling is here inculcated! It is not, Abstain from the one, and do the other; nor, Turn away from the one, and draw to the other; but, Abhor the one, and cling, with deepest sympathy, to the other.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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