Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverted mouth, I hate.

King James Version

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

Holman Bible

To fear the Lord is to hate evil.
I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct,
and perverse speech.

International Standard Version

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil. Pride, arrogance, an evil lifestyle, and perverted speech I despise.

A Conservative Version

The fear of LORD is to hate evil. Pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.

American Standard Version

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

Amplified


“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.

Bible in Basic English

The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

Darby Translation

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate.

Julia Smith Translation

The fear of Jehovah hates evil: pride and haughtiness, and the evil way, and the mouth of perverseness I hated.

King James 2000

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The fear of Yahweh [is] hatred of evil, pride, and arrogance and an evil way. And I hate a mouth of perversity.

Modern King James verseion

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; I hate pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the wicked mouth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

With me is the fear of the LORD, and the eschewing of evil. As for pride, disdain, and evil way, and a mouth that speaketh wicked things, I utterly abhor them.

NET Bible

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

New Heart English Bible

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

The Emphasized Bible

The reverence of Yahweh, is to hate wickedness: pride, arrogance, and the way of wickedness; And a mouth of perverse things, do I hate.

Webster

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

World English Bible

The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

Youngs Literal Translation

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
יראה 
Yir'ah 
Usage: 45

of the Lord

Usage: 0

is to hate
שׂנא 
Sane' 
Usage: 145

גּאה 
Ge'ah 
Usage: 1

and arrogancy
גּאון 
Ga'own 
Usage: 49

and the evil
רעה רע 
Ra` 
Usage: 669

way
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

and the froward
תּהפּכה 
Tahpukah 
Usage: 10

References

Watsons

Context Readings

Wisdom Calls

12 I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I invent the knowledge of giving counsel. 13 “The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverted mouth, I hate.
14 With me is counsel, and existence; I am understanding; strength belongs to me.

Cross References

Psalm 97:10

Ye that love the LORD are to hate evil; he preserves the souls of his saints; he delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

1 Samuel 2:3

Do not multiply thyself speaking great and lofty things; let arrogant words cease from your mouth, for the LORD is the all-knowing God, and the magnificent works are his.

Proverbs 4:24

Put away from thee the perversion of the mouth, and the deviation of the lips put far from thee.

Proverbs 6:12

A wicked man of Belial walks with a perverse mouth.

Psalm 5:4-5

For thou art not a God that loves wickedness; neither shall one who is evil dwell with thee.

Psalm 101:3

I will set nothing of Belial before my eyes: I hate the work of those that betray; it shall not cleave to me.

Psalm 119:104

Through thy precepts I have obtained understanding; therefore I have hated every false way.

Psalm 119:128

Therefore I have esteemed all thy precepts concerning all things to be right and I have hated every false way.

Psalm 138:6

For the LORD, who is high and lifted up, looks upon the humble, but the proud he does not know.

Proverbs 6:16-19

These six things does the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Amos 5:15

Hate the evil and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate; it may be that the LORD God of the hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

Zechariah 8:17

and let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, said the LORD.

Romans 12:9

Let love be without dissimulation, abhorring that which is evil, causing you to come unto that which is good;

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Separate yourselves from all appearance of evil.

2 Timothy 2:19

Nevertheless, the foundation of God stands sure, having this seal, The Lord knows those that are his. And, Let every one that names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise, young people, be subject to the elders in such a manner that you are all subject to one another. Be clothed with humility of will, for God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble.

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