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Proverbs 15:9 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Proverbs 15:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 15 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.”
Proverbs 15:9 (KJV)
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Commentary on Proverbs 15:9
The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness. To'avat YHVH derekh rasha (תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה דֶּרֶךְ רָשָׁע, an abomination to the LORD is the way of the wicked). To'evah (תּוֹעֲבָה, abomination, disgusting thing) expresses God's intense revulsion toward wicked paths. Umeraddef tsedaqah ye'ehav (וּמְרַדֵּף צְדָקָה יֶאֱהָב, but one pursuing righteousness He loves). God actively loves (ahav, אָהַב) those pursuing (radaf, רָדַף, chase, hunt, follow after) righteousness. The contrast is absolute—God's disposition toward lifestyles, not ju...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 15:9
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“man of God”
“righteousness”
“and who cannot look on perversity”
“rising up early and sending them”
“Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain”
“you who follow after righteousness”
“The way of the just is uprightness: thou”
“faith”
“The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:”