Proverbs 29:27
An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
An vniust man is an abomination to the iust: and he that is vpright in the way, is abomination to the wicked.
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- 1 John 3:13Rank 1 from verse 27
- John 15:17–19Rank 2 from verse 27
17These things I command you, that ye love one another.
18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
17These things I commaund you, that ye loue one another.
18If the world hate you, yee know that it hated me before it hated you.
19If ye were of the world, the world would loue his owne: But because yee are not of the world, but I haue chosen you out of the world, therfore the world hateth you.
- Psalms 139:21Rank 3 from verse 27
- John 15:23Rank 4 from verse 27
- Proverbs 29:10Rank 6 from verse 27
- Proverbs 24:9Rank 7 from verse 27
- Zechariah 11:8Rank 8 from verse 27
- Psalms 119:115Rank 9 from verse 27
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Proverbs 29:27
Sense 1: Not right, fair, lawful, honest, or equitable; unrighteous, wicked, fraudulent, partial, or withholding what is due. Sense 2: A person so acting.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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abomination
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
Right, righteous, upright, equitable, lawful, or fair.
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1. Honest, just, or morally right; also a person so characterized. 2. Straight, erect, or standing up.
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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.
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26Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the Lord.
26*†Many seeke the rulers fauour, but euery mans iudgement commeth from the LORD.
27An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
27An vniust man is an abomination to the iust: and he that is vpright in the way, is abomination to the wicked.
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