Romans 12:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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, Are you in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

When he speaks graciously, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

And they come unto you as the people comes, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness.

And immediately he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, Teacher; and kissed him.

This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bore what was put therein.

By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by love unfeigned,

I speak not by commandment, but to prove by the earnestness of others, the sincerity of your love.

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

Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

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

Seeing you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto sincere love of the brethren, see that you love one another with a pure heart fervently:

And above all things have fervent love among yourselves: for love shall cover a multitude of sins.

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

Abhor

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

He devises mischief upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he abhors not evil.

You love righteousness, and hate wickedness: therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

You that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserves the souls of his saints; he delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

I will set no wicked thing before my eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

Through your precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogance, 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 the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

General references

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

Let brotherly love continue.

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