Proverbs 8:13

Modern English Version

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

Cross References

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, fearing God and avoiding evil.

Job 28:28

To man He said: ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

Psalm 101:3

I will set no wicked thing before my eyes. 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 119:128

Therefore I esteem all Your precepts to be right; I hate every false way.

Psalm 138:6

Though the Lord is exalted, yet has He regard for the lowly, but the proud He knows from afar.

Psalm 97:10

You who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

Exodus 1:17

However, the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but kept the male children alive.

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be silenced.

Proverbs 15:9

The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but He loves him who pursues righteousness.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 16:5

Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

Proverbs 3:7

Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil.

Proverbs 4:24

Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and put perverse lips far from you.

Proverbs 6:12

A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth.

Isaiah 13:11

I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the ruthless.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil and love good, and establish justice at the gate. It may then be that the Lord God of Hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

Amos 6:8

The Lord God hath sworn by Himself, an oracle of the Lord the God of Hosts: I abhor the pride of Jacob and hate his palaces, so I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.

Zechariah 8:17

Let none of you consider evil plans in your heart against your neighbor, and do not love false oaths, for I hate all these things, says the Lord.

Romans 12:9

Let love be without hypocrisy. Hate what is evil. Cling to what is good.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Abstain from all appearances of evil.

2 Timothy 2:19

But the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who calls on the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. Yes, all of you be submissive one to another and clothe yourselves with humility, because “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

1 Samuel 2:3

“Do not multiply proud speech, nor let arrogance come out of your mouth, for the Lord is the God of knowledge, and by Him actions are examined.