Proverbs 29:27

Proverbs 29:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
• New International Version (NIV)The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright.
• English Standard Version (ESV)An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.
• New King James Version (NKJV)An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, And he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

Context of Proverbs 29:27

25The fear of mankind is a snare, but the one who trusts in the Lord is protected. 26Many desire a ruler’s favor, but a person receives justice from the Lord. An unjust person is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.

Proverbs 29:27 word by word

תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת צַ֭דִּיקִים אִ֣ישׁ עָ֑וֶל וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת רָשָׁ֣ע יְשַׁר־דָּֽרֶךְ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• An unjustעָ֫וֶל‛evel ‛âvel ‛avlâh ‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · injusticeH5766
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• an abominationתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
• to the justצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• uprightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• in the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• to the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Proverbs 29:27

• Proverbs 24:9A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to people.
• Psalms 119:115Depart from me, you evil ones, so that I may obey my God’s commands.
• Psalms 139:21Lord, don’t I hate those who hate you, and detest those who rebel against you?
• Zechariah 11:8In one month I got rid of three shepherds. I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.
• John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it does hate me because I testify about it — that its works are evil.
• John 15:17“This is what I command you: Love one another.
• 1 John 3:13Do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.

Commentaries on Proverbs 29:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27And he that is upright in the way - "But as for those that be in the right waye, the wicked hate them." - Coverdale. To this verse the Vulgate adds the following: Verbum custodiens filius extra perditionem erit; "The son that keeps the word shall not fall into perdition." This is not in all copies of the Vulgate: but it was in that from which my old MS. Bible was made, where it is thus translated: The sone keping the worde schal ben out of perdicyon. I…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27The words point out not only the antagonism between the doers of good and evil, but the instinctive antipathy which the one feels toward the other.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27Verse 27 The just man abhors the sins of the wicked, and shuns their company. Christ exposed the wickedness of men, yet prayed for the wicked when they were crucifying him. Hatred to sin in ourselves and others, is a needful branch of the Christian temper. But all that are unholy, have rooted hatred to godliness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. (Compare Pr 3:32). On last clause, compare Pr 29:16; Psa 37:12.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 29:27

• Abomination
• Injustice
• Persecution
• Sin

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Commentaries on Proverbs 29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings