Proverbs 15:9
The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.
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the way

Proverbs 4:19
But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.

Proverbs 21:4, 8
Haughty eyes and a proud heart--the guides of the wicked--are sin. . . .

Psalm 1:6
For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

Psalm 146:8, 9
the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous. . . .

Matthew 7:13
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

Jeremiah 44:4
Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: 'Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.'

Habakkuk 1:13
Your eyes are too pure to look on evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?

he loveth

Proverbs 21:21
He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.

Isaiah 26:7
The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the righteous.

Isaiah 51:1, 7
Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn. . . .

Hosea 6:3
So let us know--let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.

1 Timothy 6:11
But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

2 Timothy 2:22
Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, But He loves one who pursues righteousness.

King James Bible
The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves the one who pursues righteousness.

International Standard Version
The lifestyle of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but he loves those who ardently pursue righteousness.

NET Bible
The LORD abhors the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue righteousness.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Lord Jehovah despises the way of the evil and he shows mercy to him who practices righteousness.
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