Proverbs 11:20
Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- עִקֵּשׁʻiqqêshdistorted; hence, false
- תָּמִיםtâmîymentire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
- תּוֹעֵבַהtôwʻêbahproperly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatr
- לֵבlêbthe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the in
- דֶּרֶךְdereka road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of God
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 119:1, Pro 21:29, 1Ch 29:17, Psa 140:13, Pro 8:13, Psa 18:25–26, Psa 51:6, Psa 11:7