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Proverbs 15:9

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The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
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  1. 1 Timothy 6:11Rank 1 from verse 9
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    11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

  2. Proverbs 21:21Rank 2 from verse 9
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    21He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

  3. Habakkuk 1:13Rank 3 from verse 9
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    13Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

  4. Hosea 6:3Rank 4 from verse 9
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    3Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

  5. Jeremiah 44:4Rank 5 from verse 9
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    4Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.

  6. Matthew 7:13Rank 6 from verse 9
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    13¶ Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

  7. 2 Timothy 2:22Rank 7 from verse 9
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    22Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

  8. Isaiah 26:7Rank 8 from verse 9
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    7The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

  9. Isaiah 51:1Rank 9 from verse 9
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    1HEARKEN to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.

  10. Isaiah 51:7Rank 10 from verse 9
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    7¶ Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

  11. Proverbs 21:4Rank 11 from verse 9
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    4An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

  12. Proverbs 21:8Rank 12 from verse 9
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    8The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

  13. Proverbs 4:19Rank 13 from verse 9
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    19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

  14. Psalms 1:6Rank 14 from verse 9
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    6For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

  15. Psalms 146:8–9Rank 15 from verse 9
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    8The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous:

    9The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

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Proverbs 15:9

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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

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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

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

15:9The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

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15:10Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

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