Proverbs 11:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 11:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 11:20 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 11:20 — KJV
“They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.”
— Proverbs 11:20 (KJV)
Proverbs 11:20 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 11:20
“But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.”
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“The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.”
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“O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!”
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“And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.”
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“Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
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