Romans 12:9 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁹ Let love be genuine; hate what is evil; hold fast to what is good;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ [Let your] love be sincere (a real thing); hate what is evil [loathe all ungodliness, turn in horror from wickedness], but hold fast to that which is good.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Common English Bible

⁹ Love should be shown without pretending. Hate evil, and hold on to what is good.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ Let love be without falseness: hating evil, clinging to what is good,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ Let love be without dissimulation. Hating that which is evil, cleaving to that which is good.

Romans 12:9 Cross References

Psalm 101:3

I will not set before my eyes anything that is base. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.

Psalm 119:104

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

Psalm 119:163

I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your law.

Psalm 34:14

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

Psalm 36:4

They plot mischief while on their beds; they are set on a way that is not good; they do not reject evil.

Psalm 45:7

you love righteousness and hate wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;

Psalm 55:21

with speech smoother than butter but with a heart set on war, with words that were softer than oil but in fact were drawn swords.

Psalm 97:10

You who love the Lord, hate evil; he guards the lives of his faithful; he rescues them from the hand of the wicked.

Proverbs 26:25

when an enemy speaks graciously, do not believe it, for there are seven abominations concealed within;

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.

Ezekiel 33:31

They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not obey them. For flattery is on their lips, but their heart is set on their gain.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

Matthew 26:49

At once he came up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him.

John 12:6

(He said this not because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.)

Acts 11:23

When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast devotion,

2 Corinthians 6:6

in purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love,

2 Corinthians 8:8

I do not say this as a command, but I am, by mentioning the eagerness of others, testing the genuineness of your love.

1 Thessalonians 2:3

For our appeal does not spring from deceit or impure motives or trickery,

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all.

1 Thessalonians 5:21

but test everything; hold fast to what is good;

1 Timothy 1:5

But the aim of such instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith.

Hebrews 1:9

You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”

Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace with everyone and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.

1 Peter 1:22

Now that you have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth so that you have genuine mutual affection, love one another deeply from the heart.

1 Peter 4:8

Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.