Proverbs 15:9

Easy To Read Version

The Lord hates the way evil people live. The Lord loves people who try to do good.

Cross References

Psalm 1:6

Why? Because the Lord\par protects good people,\par but destroys bad people.\par

Psalm 11:7

But the Lord is good.\par And he loves people doing good things.\par Good people will \{be with him\}\par and see his face.\par

Psalm 139:24

See if I have any evil thoughts.\par And guide me on the path\par that continues forever. {\cf2\super [636]} \par

Psalm 5:5

Fools {\cf2\super [24]} can’t come near you.\par You hate {\cf2\super [25]} people who do evil.\par

Proverbs 15:10

If a person begins to live wrong, then he will be punished. And the person that hates to be corrected will be destroyed.

Proverbs 21:21

The person that always tries to show love and kindness will have a good life, wealth, and honor.

Proverbs 21:4

Proud looks and proud thoughts are sins. They show a person is evil.

Proverbs 21:8

Bad people always try to cheat other people. But good people are honest and fair.

Proverbs 4:19

But bad people are like a dark night. They are lost in the darkness and they fall over things they can’t see.

Proverbs 8:13

If a person respects the Lord,\par then that person will hate evil.\par I (Wisdom) hate pride\par and people who think they are better\par than other people.\par I hate evil ways, and a lying mouth.\par

Isaiah 26:7

Honesty is the way of living for good people.\par Good people follow the way\par that is straight and true.\par And God, you make that way smooth\par and easy to follow.\par

Isaiah 51:1

“Some of you people try hard to live good lives. You go to the Lord for help. Listen to me. You should look at Abraham your father. He is the rock you were cut from.

Isaiah 51:7

You people that understand goodness\par should listen to me.\par You people that follow my teachings\par should hear the things I say.\par Don’t be afraid of evil people.\par Don’t be afraid of the bad things\par that they say to you.\par

Jeremiah 44:4

I sent my prophets to those people again and again. Those prophets were my servants. Those prophets spoke my message and said to the people, ‘Don’t do this terrible thing. I hate for you to worship idols.’

Hosea 6:3

Let’s learn about the Lord.\par Let’s try very hard to know the Lord.\par We know he is coming,\par like we know the dawn is coming.\par The Lord will come to us like the rain,\par like the spring rain that waters the ground.”\par

Habakkuk 1:13

Your eyes are too good to look at evil.\par You can’t watch people doing wrong.\par So how can you watch\par those evil people win?\par How can you watch bad people\par defeating good people?\par

Matthew 7:13

“Enter through the narrow gate \{that opens the way to heaven\}. The road that leads to hell is a very easy road. And the gate to hell is very wide. Many people enter that gate.

Deuteronomy 7:13

He will love you and bless you. He will make your nation grow. He will bless your children. He will bless your fields with good crops. He will give you grain, new wine, and oil. He will bless your cows with baby calves and your sheep with lambs. You will have all these blessings in the land that he promised your ancestors [46] to give you.

1 Timothy 6:11

But you are a man of God. So you should stay away from all those things. Try to live in the right way, serve God, have faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

2 Timothy 2:22

Stay away from the evil things a young person wants to do. Try very hard to live right and to have faith, love, and peace. Do these things together with those people who have pure hearts and trust in the Lord.