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Proverbs 11:20–21

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They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
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From verse 20

  1. Psalms 119:1Rank 1 from verse 20
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    1BLESSED are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

  2. 1 Chronicles 29:17Rank 2 from verse 20
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    17I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

  3. Proverbs 21:29Rank 3 from verse 20
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    29A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

  4. Psalms 140:13Rank 4 from verse 20
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    13Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

  5. Proverbs 6:14Rank 5 from verse 20
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    14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

  6. Proverbs 8:13Rank 6 from verse 20
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    13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

  7. Psalms 11:7Rank 7 from verse 20
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    7For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

  8. Psalms 18:25–26Rank 8 from verse 20
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    25With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

    26With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

  9. Psalms 51:6Rank 9 from verse 20
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    6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

  10. Proverbs 12:22Rank 10 from verse 20
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    22Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.

  11. Proverbs 13:6Rank 11 from verse 20
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    6Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  12. Proverbs 15:8Rank 12 from verse 20
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    8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

  13. Proverbs 16:17Rank 13 from verse 20
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    17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

  14. Proverbs 6:16–19Rank 14 from verse 20
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    16¶ These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

    17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

    18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

    19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

  15. Proverbs 9:7Rank 15 from verse 20
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    7He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

From verse 21

  1. Psalms 112:1–2Rank 1 from verse 21
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    1PRAISE ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

    2His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

  2. Acts 2:39Rank 2 from verse 21
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    39For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

  3. Jeremiah 32:39Rank 3 from verse 21
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    39And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

  4. Psalms 37:26Rank 4 from verse 21
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    26He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

  5. Proverbs 16:5Rank 5 from verse 21
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    5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

  6. Proverbs 13:22Rank 6 from verse 21
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    22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

  7. Genesis 17:7–8Rank 7 from verse 21
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    7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

    8And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

  8. Exodus 23:2Rank 8 from verse 21
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    2¶ Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

  9. Isaiah 27:4Rank 9 from verse 21
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    4Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.

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Proverbs 11:20

COMBINED MEANING

froward

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1. Perverse or turned aside from what is right. 2. Contrary or opposed in conduct or response.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

abomination

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Sense 1: A person, thing, act, practice, creature, or condition regarded as detestable or loathsome. Sense 2: An idol or idolatrous thing so regarded.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

upright

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1. Honest, just, or morally right; also a person so characterized. 2. Straight, erect, or standing up.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

delight

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Sense 1: To take or give great pleasure or satisfaction. Sense 2: A high degree of pleasure or satisfaction of mind; joy.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 11:21

COMBINED MEANING

hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

join

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To bring or come together; connect, unite, associate, or enter into the relationship named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

seed

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Sense 1: The reproductive substance of a plant or creature, especially what is sown to produce after its kind. Sense 2: Offspring, descendants, or lineage. Sense 3: A beginning, source, or thing sown that produces a result.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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delivered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deliver. Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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11:19As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

11:20They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.

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11:21Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

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11:22As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.

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