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Proverbs 11:20
An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.
Proverbs 11:20 · Young's Literal Translation
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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 A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
18 The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness--a true reward.
19 Rightly is righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil--for his own death.
20 An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.
21 Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
22 A ring of gold in the nose of a sow--A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good, The hope of the wicked is transgression.
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