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Romans 12:9

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Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

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Psalms 34:14Rank 1 from verse 9
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¹⁴Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
1 Peter 4:8Rank 2 from verse 9
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⁸And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
1 Timothy 1:5Rank 3 from verse 9
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⁵Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
1 John 3:18–20Rank 4 from verse 9
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¹⁸My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
¹⁹And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
²⁰For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
1 Peter 3:10–11Rank 5 from verse 9
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¹⁰For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
¹¹Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
1 Thessalonians 5:21Rank 6 from verse 9
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²¹Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
1 Peter 1:22Rank 7 from verse 9
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²²Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
Psalms 101:3Rank 8 from verse 9
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³I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
Amos 5:15Rank 9 from verse 9
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¹⁵Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
Hebrews 12:14Rank 10 from verse 9
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¹⁴Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Psalms 97:10Rank 11 from verse 9
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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 Corinthians 8:8Rank 12 from verse 9
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⁸I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
Proverbs 8:13Rank 13 from verse 9
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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.
1 Thessalonians 5:15Rank 14 from verse 9
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¹⁵See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
2 Corinthians 6:6Rank 15 from verse 9
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⁶By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
Hebrews 1:9Rank 16 from verse 9
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⁹Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Ezekiel 33:31Rank 17 from verse 9
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³¹And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
Psalms 119:163Rank 18 from verse 9
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¹⁶³I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
Proverbs 26:25Rank 19 from verse 9
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²⁵When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
Psalms 119:104Rank 20 from verse 9
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¹⁰⁴Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
Psalms 36:4Rank 21 from verse 9
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⁴He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
Psalms 55:21Rank 22 from verse 9
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²¹The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
1 Thessalonians 2:3Rank 23 from verse 9
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³For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
Acts 11:23Rank 24 from verse 9
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²³Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
James 2:15–16Rank 25 from verse 9
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¹⁵If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
¹⁶And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
John 12:6Rank 26 from verse 9
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⁶This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
Psalms 45:7Rank 27 from verse 9
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⁷Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Matthew 26:49Rank 28 from verse 9
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⁴⁹And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
2 Samuel 20:9–10Rank 29 from verse 9
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⁹And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
¹⁰But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

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Romans 12:9

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let

Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

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love

Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

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without

Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.

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dissimulation

Concealment of one’s true purpose, belief, character, or feeling under a false appearance; pretence, hypocrisy, or conduct inconsistent with what is professed.

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abhor

To hate extremely, detest, reject, or regard with loathing.

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which

1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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evil

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

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cleave

Sense 1: To split or divide. Sense 2: To cling closely or remain joined.

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

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good

Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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⁸Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁹Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

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¹⁰Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;