Focused Passage

Proverbs 11:20

Integrity, Righteousness, and Community Life Under the LORD's Moral Order

The chapter moves through practical arenas of righteousness: commerce, humility, integrity, death and hope, speech, civic life, guidance, mercy, desire, generosity, household stewardship, and final moral recompense.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

20The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.

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Verse 20

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The perverseעִקְּשֵׁי־H6141Adjective - masculine plural constructin heartלֵ֑בH3820Noun - masculine singularare an abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תH8441Noun - feminine singular constructto the LORDיְ֭הוָהH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularbut the blamelessתְּמִ֣ימֵיH8549Adjective - masculine plural constructin [their] walkדָֽרֶךְ׃H1870Noun - common singularare His delightוּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹH7522Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

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