Proverbs 15:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Lord hates the way evil people live, but he loves those who try to do good.

Cross References

1 Timothy 6:11

But you belong to God. So you should stay away from all those things. Always try to do what is right, to be devoted to God, and to have faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

Proverbs 21:21

People who try hard to do good and be faithful will find life, goodness, and honor.

Matthew 7:13

“You can enter true life only through the narrow gate. The gate to hell is very wide, and there is plenty of room on the road that leads there. Many people go that way.

Habakkuk 1:13

Your eyes are too good to look at evil. You cannot stand to see people doing wrong. So why do you permit such evil? How can you watch while the wicked destroy people who are so much better?

Hosea 6:3

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

Jeremiah 44:4

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

2 Timothy 2:22

Stay away from the evil things a young person like you typically wants to do. Do your best to live right and to have faith, love, and peace, together with others who trust in the Lord with pure hearts.

Isaiah 51:7

You people who understand goodness should listen to me. You people who follow my teachings should hear the things I say. Don’t be afraid of evil people. Don’t let their insults upset you.

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 26:7

Honesty is the path good people follow. They follow the path that is straight and true. And God, you make that way smooth and easy to follow.

Proverbs 21:8

Criminals cause trouble wherever they go, but good people are honest and fair.

Proverbs 21:4

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

Proverbs 4:19

But the path of the wicked is like a dark night. They trip and fall over what they cannot see.

Psalm 1:6

The Lord shows his people how to live, but the wicked have lost their way.

Deuteronomy 7:13

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

Psalm 139:24

Make sure that I am not going the wrong way. Lead me on the path that has always been right.

Proverbs 8:13

To respect the Lord means to hate evil. I hate pride and boasting, evil lives and hurtful words.

Proverbs 15:10

Whoever stops living right will be punished. Whoever hates to be corrected will be destroyed.

Psalm 5:5

Fools cannot come near you. You hate those who do evil.

Psalm 11:7

The Lord always does what is right, and he loves seeing people do right. Those who live good lives will be with him.