Proverbs 8:13

Wisdom Calls

¹² I, Wisdom, share a home with shrewdness
and have knowledge and discretion.
¹³ To fear the Lord is to hate evil.
I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct,
and perverse speech.
¹⁴ I possess good advice and competence;
I have understanding and strength.

Fear of the Lord

Fear the Lord

Hate Evil

Jehovah

Psalm 97:10

You who love the Lord, hate evil!
He protects the lives of His godly ones;
He rescues them from the power of the wicked.

Proverbs 16:6

Wickedness is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.

1 Samuel 2:3

Do not boast so proudly,
or let arrogant words come out of your mouth,
for the Lord is a God of knowledge,
and actions are weighed by Him.

Proverbs 4:24

Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly,
and don’t let your lips talk deviously.

Proverbs 6:12

A worthless person, a wicked man
goes around speaking dishonestly,

Psalm 5:4-5

For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil cannot dwell with You.

Psalm 101:3

I will not set anything worthless before my eyes.
I hate the practice of transgression;
it will not cling to me.

Psalm 119:104

I gain understanding from Your precepts;
therefore I hate every false way.

Psalm 119:128

I carefully follow all Your precepts
and hate every false way.

Psalm 138:6

Though the Lord is exalted,
He takes note of the humble;
but He knows the haughty from a distance.

Proverbs 6:16-19

The Lord hates six things;
in fact, seven are detestable to Him:

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,
but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil and love good;
establish justice in the gate.
Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be gracious
to the remnant of Joseph.

Zechariah 8:17

Do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love perjury, for I hate all this”—this is the Lord’s declaration.

Romans 12:9

Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Stay away from every kind of evil.

2 Timothy 2:19

Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, having this inscription:

The Lord knows those who are His, and
Everyone who names the name of the Lord
must turn away from unrighteousness.

1 Peter 5:5

In the same way, you younger men, be subject to the elders. And all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because

God resists the proud
but gives grace to the humble.