Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
Bible References
The way
Proverbs 4:19
The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness; they do not know what causes them to stumble.
Proverbs 21:4
Haughty eyes and a proud heart -- the agricultural product of the wicked is sin.
Psalm 1:6
Certainly the Lord guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.
Psalm 146:8
The Lord gives sight to the blind. The Lord lifts up all who are bent over. The Lord loves the godly.
Matthew 7:13
"Enter through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the way is spacious that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.
Jeremiah 44:4
I sent my servants the prophets to you people over and over again warning you not to do this disgusting thing I hate.
Habakkuk 1:13
You are too just to tolerate evil; you are unable to condone wrongdoing. So why do you put up with such treacherous people? Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour those more righteous than they are?
He loveth
Proverbs 21:21
The one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, bounty, and honor.
Isaiah 26:7
The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you make is straight.
Isaiah 51:1
"Listen to me, you who pursue godliness, who seek the Lord! Look at the rock from which you were chiseled, at the quarry from which you were dug!
Hosea 6:3
So let us acknowledge him! Let us seek to acknowledge the Lord! He will come to our rescue as certainly as the appearance of the dawn, as certainly as the winter rain comes, as certainly as the spring rain that waters the land."
1 Timothy 6:11
But you, as a person dedicated to God, keep away from all that. Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.
2 Timothy 2:22
But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others who call on the Lord from a pure heart.