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Proverbs 8:13

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The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
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  1. Psalms 97:10Rank 1 from verse 13
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    10Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

  2. Proverbs 16:6Rank 2 from verse 13
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    6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

  3. 1 Samuel 2:3Rank 3 from verse 13
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    3Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

  4. Proverbs 4:24Rank 4 from verse 13
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    24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

  5. 1 Thessalonians 5:22Rank 5 from verse 13
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    22Abstain from all appearance of evil.

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Proverbs 8:13

COMBINED MEANING

fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

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hate

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To feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

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evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

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pride

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1. Self-exaltation, arrogance, haughtiness, or vaunted strength. 2. Splendour, glory, or that in which one glories.

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arrogancy

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Proud, haughty self-exaltation or presumption, whether in the heart, speech, or conduct.

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froward

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

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mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

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8:12I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

8:13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

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8:14Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

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