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, Art thou well, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

Smooth were the milky words of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet are they drawn swords.

when his voice is gracious, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.

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

And immediately coming up to Jesus he said, Hail, Rabbi, and covered him with kisses.

But he said this, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and had the bag, and carried what was put into it.

in pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,

I do not speak as commanding it, but through the zeal of others, and proving the genuineness of your love.

For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile;

But the end of what is enjoined is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith;

Now if a brother or a sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another out of a pure heart fervently;

but before all things having fervent love among yourselves, because love covers a multitude of sins;

Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.

Abhor

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

He deviseth wickedness up on 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 companions.

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 thing of Belial before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

From thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false path.

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

Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment 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 hast hated lawlessness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions.

General references

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

Let brotherly love abide.

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