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Proverbs 11

Prov. 11:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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They that are of a froward
`iqqesh (Hebrew #6141)
distorted; hence, false
KJV usage: crooked, froward, perverse.
Pronounce: ik-kashe'
Origin: from 6140
heart
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
are abomination
tow`ebah (Hebrew #8441)
feminine active participle of 8581; properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
KJV usage: abominable (custom, thing), abomination.
Pronounce: to-ay-baw'
Origin: or tonebah {to-ay-baw'}
to the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
: buti such as are upright
tamiym (Hebrew #8549)
entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
KJV usage: without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-ly), whole.
Pronounce: taw-meem'
Origin: from 8552
in their way
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
are his delight
ratsown (Hebrew #7522)
from 7521; delight (especially as shown)
KJV usage: (be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.
Pronounce: raw-tsone'
Origin: or ratson {raw-tsone'}
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Psa. 11:7• 7For righteous is Jehovah; he loveth righteousness, his countenance doth behold the upright. (Psa. 11:7)

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Prov. 6:14,16‑19• 14deceits are in his heart; he deviseth mischief at all times, he soweth discords.
 16These six things doth Jehovah hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
 17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
 18a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief;
 19a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren. (Prov. 6:14,16‑19)
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Prov. 8:13• 13The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate. (Prov. 8:13)
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Psa. 18:25‑26• 25With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; with the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
 26With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; and with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary. (Psa. 18:25‑26)
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Prov. 9:7• 7He that instructeth a scorner getteth to himself shame; and he that reproveth a wicked man getteth to himself a blot. (Prov. 9:7)
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Prov. 15:8• 8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; but the prayer of the upright is his delight. (Prov. 15:8)
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Prov. 16:17• 17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul. (Prov. 16:17)
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Prov. 21:29• 29A wicked man hardeneth his face; but as for the upright, he establisheth his way. (Prov. 21:29)
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Psa. 11:7• 7For righteous is Jehovah; he loveth righteousness, his countenance doth behold the upright. (Psa. 11:7)
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Psa. 51:6• 6Behold, thou wilt have truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom. (Psa. 51:6)
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Psa. 140:13• 13Yea, the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name; the upright shall dwell in thy presence. (Psa. 140:13)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The perverse in heart are abomination to Jehovah; but they that are perfect in their way are his delight.