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Proverbs 11:20
Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
Proverbs 11:20 · New Heart English Bible
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Proverbs 11:20 in other translations
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
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In context
17 The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
19 He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.
20 Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
21 Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous will be delivered.
22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
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