Proverbs 11:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.”
Proverbs 11:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 11:20 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 11:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 11:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.”
Proverbs 11:20 — World English Bible
Proverbs 11:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in their way are his delight.”
Proverbs 11:20 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 11:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“An abomination to Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way <FI>are<Fi> His delight.”
Proverbs 11:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 11:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The perverse in heart are abomination to Jehovah; but they that are perfect in [their] way are his delight.”
Proverbs 11:20 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 11:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They that are of a froward heart, are abomination to the Lord: but they that are vpright in their way, are his delite.”
Proverbs 11:20 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 11:20 in Context — Proverbs 11
18 O perverso recebe falso pagamento; mas aquele que semeia justiça [terá] uma recompensa fiel.
19 Assim como a justiça [leva] para a vida; assim também aquele que segue o mal [é levado] para sua [própria] morte.
20 O SENHOR abomina os perversos de coração; porém ele se agrada que caminham com sinceridade.
21 Com certeza o mal não será absolvido; mas a semente dos justos escapará livre.
22 A mulher bela mas sem discrição é como uma joia no focinho de uma porca.
What Does Proverbs 11:20 Mean?
Proverbs 11:20 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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