27The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright.


In Context

24 The accomplice of a thief is his own enemy; he is put under oath and dare not testify.

25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.

26 Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the Lord that man gets justice.

27 The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright.

Proverbs 29:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:27An unjust man [is] an abomination to the just: and [he that is] upright in the way [is] abomination to the wicked.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:27The just abhor the wicked man: and the wicked loathe them that are in the right way. The son that keepeth the word, shall be free from destruction.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; and he that is of upright way is an abomination to the wicked man.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous: and he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:27An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:27A dishonest man detests the righteous, and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

29:27An abomination to the righteous is the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked is the upright in the way!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:27An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.