4 For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You. 5 The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity. 6 You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
Psalms 5:4–6
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Psalms 139:18–20
18 If I were to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; and when I awake, I am still with You. 19 O God, that You would slay the wicked— away from me, you bloodthirsty men— 20 who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain.
Psalms 119:117–119
117 Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes. 118 You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain. 119 All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.
Psalms 101:6–8
6 My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me. 7 No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence. 8 Every morning I will remove al…
Sirach 15:12–14
12 Don’t say, “It is he that caused me to err;” for he has no need of a sinful man. (WEB) 13 The Lord hates every abomination; and those who fear him don’t love them. (WEB) 14 He himself made man from the beginning and left him in the hand of his own counsel. (WEB)
Psalms 26:4–6
4 I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites. 5 I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked. 6 I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,
Proverbs 8:6–8
6 Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right. 7 For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.
Psalms 34:15–17
15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry. 16 But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth. 17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their t…
Proverbs 15:8–10
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight. 9 The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness. 10 Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction wi…
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