Romans 12:9

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Summary

Romans 12:9

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Love

Abhor

General references

Deuteronomy 4:4

Hebrews 13:1

1 John 4:21

Bible References

Love

And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well with thee, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.

His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war: His words were softer than oil, Yet were they drawn swords.

When he speaketh fair, believe him not; For there are seven abominations in his heart:

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their gain.

And straightway he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, Rabbi; and kissed him.

Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the bag took away what was put therein.

in pureness, in knowledge, in long suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,

I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:

If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food,

Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

My Little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

Abhor

Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.

He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

O ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

I will set no base thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; It shall not cleave unto me.

Through thy precepts I get understanding: Therefore I hate every false way.

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

Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

General references

But ye that did cleave unto Jehovah your God are alive every one of you this day.

Let love of the brethren continue.

And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.