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Proverbs 29:27 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Proverbs 29:27 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 29 verse 27 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.”
Proverbs 29:27 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 29:27
An unjust man is an abomination to the just (תּוֹעֲבַת צַדִּיקִים אִישׁ עָוֶל, to'avat tzaddiqim ish avel)—תּוֹעֵבָה (to'evah, 'abomination, detestable thing, object of loathing') describes how צַדִּיק (tzaddiq, 'righteous') regard אִישׁ עָוֶל (ish avel, 'man of injustice, perverse man'). Righteousness hates evil (Psalm 97:10, Romans 12:9). The righteous cannot be indifferent to injustice—it provokes moral revulsion.And he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked (וְתוֹעֲבַת רָשָׁע יְשַׁר־דָּרֶךְ, veto'avat rasha yeshar-derekh)—reciprocally, the יָשָׁר דֶּרֶךְ (yashar derekh, 'u...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 29:27
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“my brothers”
“don't I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you?”
“hates my Father also.”
“but it hates me”
“The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.”
“and their soul also loathed me.”
“The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.”
“you evildoers”