Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
and one whose way is upright
is detestable to the wicked.
New American Standard Bible
And he who is
King James Version
An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
International Standard Version
The unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and whoever lives blamelessly is detestable to the wicked.
A Conservative Version
An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, and he who is upright in the way is an abomination to a wicked man.
American Standard Version
An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
Amplified
An unjust man is repulsive to the righteous,
And he who is upright in the way [of the Lord] is repulsive to the wicked.
Bible in Basic English
An evil man is disgusting to the upright, and he who is upright is disgusting to evil-doers.
Darby Translation
An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; and he that is of upright way is an abomination to the wicked man.
Julia Smith Translation
A man of iniquity is an abomination of the just; and the upright of way, an abomination of the unjust one.
King James 2000
An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A man of injustice is an abomination to the righteous, but the {upright} is an abomination to the wicked.
Modern King James verseion
An unjust man is a hateful thing to the just; and he who is upright in the way is hateful to the wicked.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The righteous abhorreth the ungodly; but as for those that be in the right way, the wicked hate them.
NET Bible
An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.
New Heart English Bible
A dishonest man detests the righteous, and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.
The Emphasized Bible
An abomination to the righteous, is the man of perversity, and, an abomination to the lawless, is a man of straightforward way.
Webster
An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
World English Bible
A dishonest man detests the righteous, and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.
Youngs Literal Translation
An abomination to the righteous is the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked is the upright in the way!
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 29:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
26
but a man receives justice from the Lord.
and one whose way is upright
is detestable to the wicked.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 139:21
and detest those who rebel against You?
1 John 3:13
Do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates
Psalm 119:115
so that I may obey my God’s commands.
Proverbs 24:9
and a mocker is detestable to people.
Proverbs 29:10
but the upright care about him.
Zechariah 11:8
In one month I got rid of three shepherds. I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.
John 7:7
John 15:17-19
John 15:23