Romans 12:9

Bible in Basic English 1965

Let love be without deceit. Be haters of what is evil; keep your minds fixed on what is good.

Cross References

Psalm 101:3

I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.

Psalm 119:104

Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.

Psalm 119:163

I am full of hate and disgust for false words; but I am a lover of your law.

Psalm 34:14

Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

Psalm 36:4

He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.

Psalm 45:7

You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil: and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head, lifting you high over all other kings.

Psalm 55:21

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

Psalm 97:10

You who are lovers of the Lord, be haters of evil; he keeps the souls of his saints; he takes them out of the hand of sinners.

Proverbs 26:25

When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.

Amos 5:15

Be haters of evil and lovers of good, and let right be done in the public place: it may be that the Lord, the God of armies, will have mercy on the rest of Joseph.

Matthew 26:49

And straight away he came to Jesus and said, Master! and gave him a kiss.

John 12:6

He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.

Acts 11:23

Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:

2 Corinthians 6:6

In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love,

2 Corinthians 8:8

I am not giving you an order, but using the ready mind of others as a test of the quality of your love.

1 Thessalonians 2:3

For our witness does not come from error or from an unclean heart or from deceit:

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.

1 Thessalonians 5:21

Let all things be tested; keep to what is good;

1 Timothy 1:5

But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith:

Hebrews 1:9

You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil; and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head more than on the heads of those who are with you.

Hebrews 12:14

Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;

James 3:17

But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.

1 Peter 1:22

And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:

1 Peter 4:8

And most of all be warm in your love for one another; because in love there is forgiveness for sins without number: