Proverbs 8:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 8:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 8:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 8:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.”

Proverbs 8:13 — World English Bible

Proverbs 8:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.”

Proverbs 8:13 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 8:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.”

Proverbs 8:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 8:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate.”

Proverbs 8:13 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 8:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The feare of the Lord is to hate euill as pride, and arrogancie, and the euill way: and a mouth that speaketh lewde things, I doe hate.”

Proverbs 8:13 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 8:13 in Context — Proverbs 8

11 Car la sagesse vaut mieux que les perles, Elle a plus de valeur que tous les objets de prix.

12 Moi, la sagesse, j’ai pour demeure le discernement, Et je possède la science de la réflexion.

13 La crainte de l’Éternel, c’est la haine du mal; L’arrogance et l’orgueil, la voie du mal, Et la bouche perverse, voilà ce que je hais.

14 Le conseil et le succès m’appartiennent; Je suis l’intelligence, la force est à moi.

15 Par moi les rois règnent, Et les princes ordonnent ce qui est juste;

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What Does Proverbs 8:13 Mean?

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