Bible verse
The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
Proverbs 11:20 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 11.
16 A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
17 A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
18 The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
19 Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
20 The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
21 Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
24 One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
KJV
They that are of a froward heart [are] abomination to the LORD: but [such as are] upright in [their] way [are] his delight.
ASV
They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in their way are his delight.
ERV
They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD: but such as are perfect in their way are his delight.
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