Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

Cross-references

Proverbs 8:8, from the same speech, declares wisdom's words righteous with no perversity — consistent with the hatred of perverse mouth in Proverbs 8:13.

In Proverbs 6:16-19, the seven things the Lord hates (pride, lying tongue, etc.) directly expand on the same list in Proverbs 8:13.

Proverbs 16:6 says the fear of the Lord turns one from evil, directly reinforcing the hatred of evil in Proverbs 8:13.

Proverbs 15:33 shows the fear of the LORD leads to humility — contrasting the pride hated in Proverbs 8:13 and deepening the theme.

Proverbs 3:32 states that the devious are an abomination to the LORD — directly paralleling God's hatred of pride and perversity in Proverbs 8:13.

Proverbs 2:12 speaks of wisdom rescuing from evil ways and perverse speech — aligning with the hatred of such things in Proverbs 8:13.

Proverbs 11:20 says perverse hearts are an abomination to the LORD — reinforcing God's hatred of perversity stated in Proverbs 8:13.

Proverbs 16:5 declares pride an abomination to the LORD, reinforcing the hatred of pride in Proverbs 8:13.

Proverbs 17:20 warns that a perverse tongue brings trouble, expanding on the 'froward mouth' hated in Proverbs 8:13.

Proverbs 21:4 calls a proud heart sin, aligning with the hatred of pride and arrogancy in Proverbs 8:13.

Proverbs 31:30 praises a woman who fears the LORD, echoing the foundational role of fearing the LORD in Proverbs 8:13.

Proverbs 4:24 warns against crooked speech and devious talk, reinforcing the 'perverse mouth' God hates here.

Proverbs 10:31 says the perverse tongue will be cut off, showing the consequence for the perverse mouth God hates here.

Proverbs 6:12 describes a worthless person with a perverse mouth, illustrating the type of mouth God hates in Proverbs 8:13.

1 Peter 5:5 Parallel

1 Peter 5:5 says 'God opposes the proud'—a direct NT parallel to God hating pride and arrogance in Proverbs 8:13.

Amos 5:15 Parallel

In Amos 5:15, the command to hate evil and love good directly parallels the fear of the Lord as hatred of evil.

Zechariah 8:17 lists things God hates—devising evil and false oaths—paralleling the 'evil way' and 'perverse mouth' here.

Romans 12:9 Parallel

In Romans 12:9, abhorring what is evil is the NT expression of the hatred of evil that comes from fearing God.

In Psalm 119:128, hating every false way from God's precepts echoes the fear of the Lord that hates evil.

In Psalm 119:104, hating every false way flows from understanding God's precepts — same hatred of evil rooted in the fear of the Lord.

Psalm 138:6 Parallel

Psalm 138:6 states God regards the lowly but knows the haughty from afar, directly echoing the hatred of pride and arrogance in Proverbs 8:13.

Psalm 101:3 Parallel

Psalm 101:3 declares hatred of evil works, aligning with the hatred of evil and perverted speech in Proverbs 8:13.

Psalm 97:10 Parallel

Psalm 97:10 commands those who love the Lord to hate evil, echoing the same call to reject evil as in Proverbs 8:13.

In 1 Samuel 2:3, warning against pride and arrogant mouth matches the pride and perverse mouth that the Lord hates in Proverbs 8:13.

Exodus 1:17 Parallel

Exodus 1:17 gives a concrete example: the midwives feared God and defied evil commands, embodying the fear of God as hating evil.

Malachi 3:5 Contrast

Malachi 3:5 lists evils committed by those who do not fear God, showing the inverse of fearing the LORD in Proverbs 8:13.

Job 1:8 Parallel

Job 1:8 describes Job as one who fears God and shuns evil — directly mirroring the fear of the LORD and hatred of evil in Proverbs 8:13.

Jeremiah 48:29 condemns Moab's pride and arrogancy, using the very terms Proverbs 8:13 says the fear of the LORD hates.

Jeremiah 44:10 describes those who do not fear the LORD, contrasting with the reverence that defines wisdom in Proverbs 8:13.

Psalm 36:1 Contrast

Psalm 36:1 shows the wicked lacking fear of God — the opposite of the fear-driven hatred of evil in Proverbs 8:13.

Psalm 5:5 Parallel

In Psalm 5:4, God takes no pleasure in evil — this divine attitude underlies the call to hate evil in the fear of the Lord.

Psalm 34:14 Parallel

Psalm 34:14 commands departing from evil — a practical outworking of the fear of the LORD that hates evil in Proverbs 8:13.

2 Corinthians 7:1 calls for cleansing from defilement in the fear of God, echoing the link between fearing God and rejecting evil.

Psalm 101:4 Parallel

Psalm 101:4 declares rejection of perverse hearts and evil — echoing the hatred of perverse mouth and evil way in Proverbs 8:13.

Jeremiah 43:2 features proud men rejecting God's word, illustrating the pride Proverbs 8:13 identifies as evil.

Psalm 5:4 Related theme

In Psalm 5:4, God takes no pleasure in evil — this divine attitude underlies the call to hate evil in the fear of the Lord.

Acts 9:31 Parallel

Acts 9:31 shows the church walking in the fear of the Lord, demonstrating the positive outcome of the principle in Proverbs 8:13.

In 2 Timothy 2:19, departing from iniquity marks those who belong to God — parallel to hating evil as part of fearing the Lord.