Proverbs 29:27

A dishonest man detests the righteous, and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.

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WEBBE

A dishonest man detests the righteous, and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.

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.

ASV

An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

BBE

An evil man is disgusting to the upright, and he who is upright is disgusting to evil-doers.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verse 27

The just man abhors the sins of the wicked, and shuns their company. Christ exposed the wickedness of men, yet prayed for the wicked when they were crucifying him. Hatred to sin in ourselves and others, is a needful branch of the Christian temper. But all that are unholy, have rooted hatred to godliness.

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