84 Bible Verses about Abominations

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Proverbs 6:16-19

There are six things which LORD hates, yea, seven which are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked purposes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,read more.
a FALSE witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

Leviticus 7:18

And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings is eaten on the third day, it shall not be accepted, nor shall it be imputed to him who offers it. It shall be an abomination, and the soul that eats of it shall bear

Daniel 11:31

And forces shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the sanctuary, even the fortress, and shall take away the continual [burnt-offering], and they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate.

Deuteronomy 17:1

Thou shall not sacrifice to LORD thy God an ox, or a sheep, in which is a blemish [or] anything bad, for that is an abomination to LORD thy God.

1 Kings 11:5

For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

Daniel 12:11

And from the time that the continual [burnt-offering] shall be taken away, and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be a thousand and two hundred and ninety days.

Deuteronomy 22:5

A woman shall not wear that which pertains to a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment, for whoever does these things is an abomination to LORD thy God.

Genesis 43:32

And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, who ate with him, by themselves, because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.

Deuteronomy 7:25

Ye shall burn the graven images of their gods with fire. Thou shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it to thee, lest thou be snared by it, for it is an abomination to LORD thy God.

Daniel 9:27

And he shall make a firm covenant with many for one week. And in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease. And upon the wing of abominations [shall come] one who makes desolate. And even to the f

Genesis 46:34

that ye shall say, Thy servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers, that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.

Proverbs 13:19

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, but it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Isaiah 1:13

Bring no more vain oblations. Incense is an abomination to me. New moon and Sabbath, the calling of assemblies--I cannot bear iniquity and the solemn meeting.

Leviticus 7:21

And when a soul shall touch any unclean thing, the uncleanness of man, or an unclean beast, or any unclean abomination, and eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which pertain to LORD, that soul shall be cut off fr

Deuteronomy 23:18

Thou shall not bring the hire of a harlot, or the wages of a dog, into the house of LORD thy God for any vow, for even both these are an abomination to LORD thy God.

1 Kings 14:24

And there were also sodomites in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations which LORD drove out before the sons of Israel.

Matthew 24:15

When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation that was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him who reads understand),

Mark 13:14

But when ye see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not (let him who reads understand), then let those in Judea flee to the mountains,

Proverbs 29:27

An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, and he who is upright in the way is an abomination to a wicked man.

Leviticus 11:20

All winged creeping things that go upon all fours are an abomination to you.

Leviticus 11:23

But all winged creeping things, which have four feet, are an abomination to you,

Leviticus 11:41

And every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth is an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

Leviticus 11:42

Whatever goes upon the belly, and whatever goes upon all fours, or whatever has many feet, even all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat, for they are an abomination.

Isaiah 66:17

Those who sanctify themselves and purify themselves [to go] to the gardens, behind one in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, they shall come to an end together, says LORD.

Deuteronomy 27:15

Cursed be the man who makes a graven or molten image, an abomination to LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

2 Kings 23:13

And the king defiled the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh th

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Isaiah 44:19

And none calls to mind, nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire. Yea, I have also baked bread upon the coals of it. I have roasted flesh and eaten it. And shall I make the residue of it

Jeremiah 32:35

And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through [the fire] to Molech, which I did not command them, nor did it come into my mind, that th

Ezekiel 22:11

And one has committed abomination with his neighbor's wife, and another has lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law, and another in thee has humbled his sister, his father's daughter.

Proverbs 3:32

For the perverse man is an abomination to LORD, but his friendship is with the upright.

Proverbs 11:20

Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to LORD, but such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight.

Deuteronomy 22:23-24

If there be a damsel who is a virgin betrothed to a husband, and a man finds her in the city, and lays with her, then ye shall bring them both out to the gate of that city. And ye shall stone them to death with stones, the damsel, because she did not cry out, being in the city, and the man, because he has humbled his neighbor's wife. So thou

Exodus 10:2

and that thou may tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought upon Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them, that ye may know that I am LORD.

Deuteronomy 12:31

Thou shall not do so to LORD thy God. For every abomination to LORD, which he hates, they have done to their gods, for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods.

Leviticus 11:13

And these ye shall have in abomination among the birds, they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the vulture, and the osprey,

Exodus 8:26

And Moses said, It is not right to do so, for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to LORD our God. Lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?

Exodus 21:7

And if a man sells his daughter to be a maid-servant, she shall not go out as the men-servants do.

Mark 7:20-23

And he said, That which comes out of the man, that defiles the man. For from inside the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetings, wickednesses, deceit, licentiousness, an evil eye, reviling, pride, foolishness.read more.
All these evil things come from inside, and defile the man.

Deuteronomy 24:1-4

When a man takes a wife, and marries her, then it shall be, if she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her ou And when she has departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's. And if the latter husband dislikes her, and writes her a bill of divorcement, and gives it in her hand, and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies, who took her to be his wife,read more.
her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife after she is defiled. For that is abomination before LORD, and thou shall not cause the land to sin, which LORD thy God gives thee for an inheritance.

Jeremiah 6:15

Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed, nor could they blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall. At the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, says LORD.

Deuteronomy 25:13-16

Thou shall not have in thy bag diverse weights, a great and a small. Thou shall not have in thy house diverse measures, a great and a small. A perfect and just weight thou shall have, a perfect and just measure thou shall have, that thy days may be long in the land which LORD thy God gives thee.read more.
For all who do such things, [even] all who do unrighteously, are an abomination to LORD thy God.

Leviticus 11:12

Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination to you.

Leviticus 20:14

And if a man takes a wife and her mother, it is wickedness. They shall be burnt with fire, both he and they, that there be no wickedness among you.

Deuteronomy 7:25-26

Ye shall burn the graven images of their gods with fire. Thou shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it to thee, lest thou be snared by it, for it is an abomination to LORD thy God. And thou shall not bring an abomination into thy house, and become a devoted thing like it. Thou shall utterly detest it, and thou shall utterly abhor it, for it is a cursed thing.

Leviticus 18:29

For whoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people.

Exodus 8:22

And in that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, to the end thou may know that I am LORD in the midst of the earth.

Proverbs 6:16

There are six things which LORD hates, yea, seven which are an abomination to him:

Leviticus 11:10-13

And all that have no fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination to you, and they shall be an abomination to you. Ye shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses ye shall have in abomination. Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination to you.read more.
And these ye shall have in abomination among the birds, they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the vulture, and the osprey,

Leviticus 11:10-12

And all that have no fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination to you, and they shall be an abomination to you. Ye shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses ye shall have in abomination. Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination to you.

Leviticus 11:11

and they shall be an abomination to you. Ye shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses ye shall have in abomination.

Deuteronomy 7:26

And thou shall not bring an abomination into thy house, and become a devoted thing like it. Thou shall utterly detest it, and thou shall utterly abhor it, for it is a cursed thing.

Exodus 35:2

Six days work shall be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a Sabbath of solemn rest to LORD. Whoever does any work in it shall be put to death.

Leviticus 11:10

And all that have no fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination to you,

Galatians 3:23-25

But before faith came we were kept in custody under law, having been confined for faith that was going to be revealed. So that the law became our schoolmaster for Christ, so that we might be made righteous from faith. But faith having come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

Deuteronomy 18:12

For whoever does these things is an abomination to LORD. And because of these abominations LORD thy God drives them out from before thee.

Jeremiah 32:34

But they set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.

Ezekiel 8:6

And he said to me, Son of man, see thou what they do, even the great abominations that the house of Israel commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? But thou shall again see yet other great abominations.

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Isaiah 44:19

And none calls to mind, nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire. Yea, I have also baked bread upon the coals of it. I have roasted flesh and eaten it. And shall I make the residue of it

Jeremiah 32:34

But they set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.

Topics on Abominations

Abominations, Ceremonial Matters

Isaiah 66:17

Those who sanctify themselves and purify themselves [to go] to the gardens, behind one in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, they shall come to an end together, says LORD.

Abominations, Idolatry Is

Jeremiah 32:32-35

because of all the evil of the sons of Israel and of the sons of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their rulers, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of J

Abominations, Judgments Of

Deuteronomy 17:2

If there be found in the midst of thee, within any of thy gates which LORD thy God gives thee, man or woman, who does that which is evil in the sight of LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,

Abominations, Practices

Genesis 43:32

And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, who ate with him, by themselves, because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.

Abominations, Sin Is

Proverbs 6:16-17

There are six things which LORD hates, yea, seven which are an abomination to him:

Repenting Of Abominations

Ezekiel 14:6

Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says lord LORD: Return ye, and turn yourselves from your idols, and turn away your faces from all your abominations.

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