Proverbs 15:9

In 11 translations

BSB

The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

KJV

The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

WEB

The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but he loves him who follows after righteousness.

ASV

The way of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

LSV

The way of the wicked [is] an abomination to YHWH, || And He loves whoever is pursuing righteousness.

YLT

An abomination to Jehovah [is] the way of the wicked, And whoso is pursuing righteousness He loveth.

DBY

The way of a wicked [man] is an abomination to Jehovah; but him that pursueth righteousness he loveth.

DRC

The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: he that followeth justice is beloved by him.

GNV

The way of the wicked is an abomination vnto the Lord: but he loueth him that followeth righteousnes.

JPS

The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD; but He loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

LXXE

The ways of an ungodly man are an abomination to the Lord; but he loves those that follow after righteousness.

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Original-language editions

WLC

תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה דֶּ֣רֶךְ רָשָׁ֑ע וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף צְדָקָ֣ה יֶאֱהָֽב׃

LXX-Br

Βδέλυγμα Κυρίῳ ὁδοὶ ἀσεβοῦς, διώκοντας δὲ δικαιοσύνην ἀγαπᾷ.

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• 1 Timothy 6:11But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
• Proverbs 21:21He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
• Jeremiah 44:4Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’
• Hosea 6:3So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
• Matthew 7:13Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
• Habakkuk 1:13Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
• Proverbs 21:4Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.
• Isaiah 51:1“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.
• Isaiah 26:7The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.
• Psalms 146:8–9the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous. The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He…
• Isaiah 51:7Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
• 2 Timothy 2:22Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
• Psalms 1:6For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
• Proverbs 21:8The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
• Proverbs 4:19But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.

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