The Flourishing of the Righteous
Proverbs 29:27
In 11 translations
- BSB
- An unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.
- KJV
- An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
- WEB
- A dishonest man detests the righteous, and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.
- ASV
- An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
- LSV
- The perverse man [is] an abomination to the righteous, || And the upright in the way [is] an abomination to the wicked!
- YLT
- An abomination to the righteous [is] the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked [is] the upright in the way!
- DBY
- An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; and he that is of upright way is an abomination to the wicked [man].
- DRC
- The just abhor the wicked man: and the wicked loathe them that are in the right way. The son that keepeth the word, shall be free from destruction.
- GNV
- A wicked man is abomination to the iust, and he that is vpright in his way, is abomination to the wicked.
- JPS
- An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; and he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
- LXXE
- A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת צַ֭דִּיקִים אִ֣ישׁ עָ֑וֶל וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת רָשָׁ֣ע יְשַׁר־דָּֽרֶךְ׃
- LXX-Br
- Βδέλυγμα δίκαιος ἀνὴρ ἀνδρὶ ἀδίκῳ, βδέλυγμα δὲ ἀνόμῳ κατευθύνουσα ὁδός.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- 1 John 3:13So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.
- Psalms 139:21Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?
- John 15:17–19This is My command to you: Love one another. If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the…
- John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
- John 15:23Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.
- Proverbs 29:10Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.
- Proverbs 24:9A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
- Zechariah 11:8And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.
- Psalms 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
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