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

20 The 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 perverse עִקְּשֵׁי־ H6141 Adjective - masculine plural construct in heart לֵ֑ב H3820 Noun - masculine singular are an abomination תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת H8441 Noun - feminine singular construct to the LORD יְ֭הוָה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular but the blameless תְּמִ֣ימֵי H8549 Adjective - masculine plural construct in [their] walk דָֽרֶךְ׃ H1870 Noun - common singular are His delight וּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹ H7522 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

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