New King James Version
Proverbs 11:20
20Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord, But the blameless in their ways are His delight.
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 Living Translation (NLT)The Lord detests people with crooked hearts, but he delights in those with integrity.
Context of Proverbs 11:20
18The wicked man does deceptive work, But he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward. 19As righteousness leads to life, So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death. Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord, But the blameless in their ways are His delight. 21Though they join forces, the wicked will not go unpunished; But the posterity of the righteous will be delivered. 22As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, So is a lovely woman who lacks discretion.
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:20 word by word
תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה עִקְּשֵׁי־לֵ֑ב וּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹ תְּמִ֣ימֵי דָֽרֶךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- They that are of a frowardעִקֵּשׁ‛iqqêsh · twistedH6141
- heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- abominationתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
- to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- uprightתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemished: blamelessH8549
- wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
- his delightרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:20
- Proverbs 6:14Perversity is in his heart, He devises evil continually, He sows discord.
- Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate.
- Psalms 18:25With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;
- Proverbs 9:7“He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms 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 keeps his way preserves his soul.
- Proverbs 21:29A wicked man hardens his face, But as for the upright, he establishes his way.
- Psalms 11:7For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.
- Psalms 51:6Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
- Psalms 140:13Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name; The upright shall 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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