Proverbs 11:20

Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

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Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

BSB

The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.

KJV

They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.

ASV

They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight.

BBE

The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight

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Matthew Henry · Verse 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.

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.