Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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, have made prudence my dwelling, and find out knowledge [and] discretion. 13 The fear of LORD is to hate evil. Pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate. 14 Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge. I am understanding, I have might.

Cross References

Psalm 97:10

O ye who love LORD, hate evil. He preserves the souls of his sanctified. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

Proverbs 16:6

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

1 Samuel 2:3

Talk no more so very proudly. Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth, for LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

Proverbs 4:24

Put away from thee a wayward mouth, and put perverse lips far from thee.

Proverbs 6:12

A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,

Psalm 5:4-5

For thou are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil shall not sojourn with thee.

Psalm 101:3

I will set no base thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who turn aside. It shall not cleave to me.

Psalm 119:104

Through thy precepts I get understanding. Therefore I hate every FALSE way.

Psalm 119:128

Therefore I esteem all precepts concerning all [things] to be right. I hate every FALSE way.

Psalm 138:6

For though LORD is high, yet he has respect to the lowly. But he knows the haughty from afar.

Proverbs 6:16-19

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

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of a righteous man brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride [is] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Amos 5:15

Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate. It may be that LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

Zechariah 8:17

And let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no FALSE oath. For all these are things that I hate, says LORD.

Romans 12:9

Love without hypocrisy, abhorring what is evil, clinging to what is good,

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

2 Timothy 2:19

Nevertheless the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, Lord knows those who are his, and, Let every man who names the name of Lord keep away from unrighteousness.

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise younger men should be subordinate to the elder men. And all being subordinate to each other, clothe yourselves with humility, because God sets himself against the haughty, but gives grace to the lowly.

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