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Proverbs 11:20

World English Bible

Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

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Proverbs 11:20 in other translations

They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in their way are his delight.

Proverbs 11:20 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 11:20 in context

  1. 18Wicked people earn deceitful wages,
    but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
  2. 19He who is truly righteous gets life.
    He who pursues evil gets death.
  3. 20Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
    but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
  4. 21Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished,
    but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
  5. 22Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout,
    is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.