Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

Six

Proverbs 8:13

“The [reverent] fear and worshipful awe of the Lord includes the hatred of evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way,
And the perverted mouth, I hate.
Proverbs 30:18

There are three things which are too astounding and unexpectedly wonderful for me,
Four which I do not understand:
Amos 1:3

Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of Damascus and for four (multiplied delinquencies)
I shall not reverse its punishment or revoke My word concerning it,
Because they have threshed Gilead [east of the Jordan River] with sharp iron sledges [having spikes that crushed and shredded].
Amos 2:1
Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of Moab and for four (multiplied delinquencies)
I will not reverse its punishment or revoke My word concerning it,
Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom [Esau’s descendant] into lime [and used it to plaster a Moabite house].

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Proverbs 3:32

For the devious are repulsive to the Lord;
But His private counsel is with the upright [those with spiritual integrity and moral courage].
Proverbs 11:1
A false balance and dishonest business practices are extremely offensive to the Lord,
But an accurate scale is His delight.
Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is hateful and exceedingly offensive to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight!
Proverbs 17:15

He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous
Are both repulsive to the Lord.
Proverbs 20:10

Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
Deuteronomy 18:10
There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or daughter pass through the fire [as a sacrifice], one who uses divination and fortune-telling, one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer,
Deuteronomy 23:18
You shall not bring the wages of a prostitute or the price of a dog [that is, a male prostitute] into the house of the Lord your God as payment for any vow, for both of these [the gift and the giver] are utterly repulsive to the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 24:4
then her former husband who [first] sent her away may not take her again as his wife, since she has been defiled; for that is an outrage before the Lord, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance.
Deuteronomy 25:16
For everyone who does such things, everyone who acts unjustly [without personal integrity] is utterly repulsive to the Lord your God.
Revelation 21:27
and nothing that defiles or profanes or is unwashed will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices abominations [detestable, morally repugnant things] and lying, but only those [will be admitted] whose names have been written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

Unto him

Psalm 11:5

The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked,
And His soul hates the [malevolent] one who loves violence.