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Berean Standard Bible

“To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.”

Proverbs 8:13

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In Proverbs 8, Wisdom speaks in her own voice and describes what she stands for. She contrasts herself with the values that lead people astray.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

World English Bible (WEB)

The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

El temor de Jehová es aborrecer el mal; la soberbia y la arrogancia, y el mal camino y la boca perversa, aborrezco.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El que teme al Señor aborrece el mal; yo aborrezco el orgullo y la arrogancia, la mala conducta y el hablar perverso.

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