Proverbs 11:20

Modern English Version

The perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord, but the blameless in their ways are His delight.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know, my God, that You test the heart, and with uprightness You are pleased, so in the uprightness of my heart I have offered freely all these things, and now I have seen Your people, those present here, offer freely and joyously to You.

Psalm 101:4

A perverse heart shall be far from me; I will know no wickedness.

Psalm 11:7

For the Lord is righteous; He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.

Psalm 119:1

Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord.

Psalm 140:13

Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name; the upright shall dwell in Your presence.

Psalm 51:6

Behold, You desire truth in the inward being, and in my secret heart You will teach me wisdom.

Proverbs 11:21

Be assured, the wicked will not go unpunished, but the sons of the righteous will be delivered.

Proverbs 12:22

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are His delight.

Proverbs 13:6

Righteousness guards him whose way is upright, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

Proverbs 14:9

Fools mock at atoning for sin, but among the upright there is good will.

Proverbs 15:26

The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, but the words of the pure are pleasant.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright departs from evil; he who guards his way preserves his soul.

Proverbs 21:29

A wicked man defiantly hardens his face, but the upright establishes his way.

Proverbs 3:32

for the perverse is an abomination to the Lord, but His counsel is with the upright.

Proverbs 6:14

perverseness is in his heart, he devises evil continually, he sows discord.

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and perverse speech do I hate.

Proverbs 9:7

He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, and he who rebukes a wicked man gets hurt.