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Rom. 12:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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*Let love be without dissimulationl. Abhorm that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

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1 Peter 1:22• ²²Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another out of a pure heart fervently; (1 Peter 1:22)

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Psa. 34:14• ¹⁴Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. (Psa. 34:14)

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love.

2 Sam. 20:9‑10• ⁹And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou well, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
¹⁰And Amasa had taken no notice of the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him with it in the belly and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. And Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri. (2 Sam. 20:9‑10)

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Psa. 55:21• ²¹Smooth were the milky words of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet are they drawn swords. (Psa. 55:21)

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Prov. 26:25• ²⁵when his voice is gracious, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart. (Prov. 26:25)

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Ezek. 33:31• ³¹And they come unto thee as a people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they do them not; for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their dishonest gain. (Ezek. 33:31)

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Matt. 26:49• ⁴⁹And immediately coming up to Jesus he said, Hail, Rabbi, and covered him with kisses. (Matt. 26:49)

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John 12:6• ⁶But he said this, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and had the bag, and carried what was put into it. (John 12:6)

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2 Cor. 6:6• ⁶in pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned, (2 Cor. 6:6)

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2 Cor. 8:8• ⁸I do not speak as commanding it, but through the zeal of others, and proving the genuineness of your love. (2 Cor. 8:8)

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1 Thess. 2:3• ³For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile; (1 Thess. 2:3)

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1 Tim. 1:5• ⁵But the end of what is enjoined is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith; (1 Tim. 1:5)

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James 2:15‑16• ¹⁵Now if a brother or a sister is naked and destitute of daily food,
¹⁶and one from amongst you say to them, Go in peace, be warmed and filled; but give not to them the needful things for the body, what is the profit? (James 2:15‑16)

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1 Peter 1:22• ²²Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another out of a pure heart fervently; (1 Peter 1:22)

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1 Peter 4:8• ⁸but before all things having fervent love among yourselves, because love covers a multitude of sins; (1 Peter 4:8)

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1 John 3:18‑20• ¹⁸Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.
¹⁹And hereby we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall persuade our hearts before him--
²⁰that if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things. (1 John 3:18‑20)

Abhor.

Psa. 34:14• ¹⁴Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. (Psa. 34:14)

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Psa. 36:4• ⁴He deviseth wickedness up on his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good: he abhorreth not evil. (Psa. 36:4)

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Psa. 45:7• ⁷Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions. (Psa. 45:7)

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Psa. 97:10• ¹⁰Ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints, he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. (Psa. 97:10)

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Psa. 101:3• ³I will set no thing of Belial before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. (Psa. 101:3)

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Psa. 119:104,163• ¹⁰⁴From thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false path.
¹⁶³I hate and abhor falsehood; thy law do I love. (Psa. 119:104,163)

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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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Amos 5:15• ¹⁵Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. (Amos 5:15)

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Heb. 1:9• ⁹Thou hast loved righteousness and hast hated lawlessness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions. (Heb. 1:9)

cleave.

Acts 11:23• ²³who, having arrived and seeing the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted all with purpose of heart to abide with the Lord; (Acts 11:23)

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1 Thess. 5:15• ¹⁵See that no one render to any evil for evil, but pursue always what is good towards one another and towards all; (1 Thess. 5:15)

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Heb. 12:14• ¹⁴Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord: (Heb. 12:14)

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1 Peter 3:10‑11• ¹⁰For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile.
¹¹And let him avoid evil, and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it; (1 Peter 3:10‑11)

• {v.9-16} Note how many times the suffix "ing" is used in these verses—"preferring, serving, rejoicing, continuing, distributing, pursuing, going," etc. This indicates that these things are to be an on-going practise in our Christian lives. (“Practical Righteousness Toward Fellow-Believers: Romans 12:9-16” by B. Anstey)

• Sad to say, it is possible to feign love, and Paul warns against it here. H. Smith points out that Judas kissed His Master while betraying Him! See also Ezekiel 33:31. (“Practical Righteousness Toward Fellow-Believers: Romans 12:9-16” by B. Anstey)

• It appears that the aspect of evil, which we are exhorted to abhor here, is the spirit of hatred toward our brethren. (“Practical Righteousness Toward Fellow-Believers: Romans 12:9-16” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Let love be unfeigned; abhorring evil; cleaving to good:

W. Kelly Translation

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Let love [be] unfeigned, abhorring evil, cleaving to good;