Proverbs 8:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.”
Proverbs 8:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 8:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 8:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.”
Proverbs 8:13 — World English Bible
Proverbs 8:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate. ”
Proverbs 8:13 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 8:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.”
Proverbs 8:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 8:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate. ”
Proverbs 8:13 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 8:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The feare of the Lord is to hate euill as pride, and arrogancie, and the euill way: and a mouth that speaketh lewde things, I doe hate.”
Proverbs 8:13 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 8:13 in Context — Proverbs 8
11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
What Does Proverbs 8:13 Mean?
Proverbs 8:13 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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