Romans 12:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 12:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 12:9 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 12:9 — KJV
“Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”
— Romans 12:9 (KJV)
Romans 12:9 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 12:9
“For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:9: let, love, evil
“And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:9: let, evil, good
“And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:9: let, evil, good
“He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil. mischief: or, vanity”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:9: abhor, evil, good
“[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.] My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Maschil: or, of instruction is inditing: Heb. boileth, or, bubbleth up”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:9: let, love, good
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