New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 11:20
20The perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord, But the 1blameless in their 2walk are His 3delight.
Proverbs 11:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the Lord, but those of blameless ways are his delight.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord, But the blameless in their ways are His delight.
Context of Proverbs 11:20
18The wicked earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward. 19He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life, And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death. The perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord, But the blameless in their walk are His delight. 21Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished, But the descendants of the righteous will be delivered. 22As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout So is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:20 word by word
תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה עִקְּשֵׁי־לֵ֑ב וּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹ תְּמִ֣ימֵי דָֽרֶךְ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:20
- Proverbs 6:14Who with perversity in his heart continually devises evil, Who spreads strife.
- Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverted mouth, I hate.
- Psalms 18:25With the kind You show Yourself kind; With the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
- Proverbs 9:7He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself.
- Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But the prayer of the upright is His delight.
- Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; He who watches his way preserves his life.
- Proverbs 21:29A wicked man displays a bold face, But as for the upright, he makes his way sure.
- Psalms 11:7For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; The upright will behold His face.
- Psalms 51:6Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.
- Psalms 140:13Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name; The upright will dwell in Your presence.
Commentaries on Proverbs 11:20
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20Verse 20 Nothing is more hateful to God, than hypocrisy and double dealing, which are here signified. God delights in such as aim and act with uprightness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. (Compare Pr 11:5). froward--as in Pr 2:15, opposed to the simplicity and purity of the upright. in their way--or, "conduct."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 11
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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