Romans 12:9

Let love be sincere; hate what is evil and hold fast to what is good.

Cross-references · 29

• Ps 34:14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
• 1 Pet 4:8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
• 1 Tim 1:5Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
• 1 Jn 3:18–20My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
• 1 Pet 3:10–11For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
• 1 Th 5:21Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
• Ps 101:3I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
• 1 Pet 1:22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
• Heb 12:14Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
• Amos 5:15Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
• Ps 97:10Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
• 2 Cor 8:8I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
• Prov 8:13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
• 1 Th 5:15See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
• 2 Cor 6:6By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
• Heb 1:9Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
• Ps 119:163I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
• Ezek 33:31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
• Prov 26:25When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
• Ps 119:104Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
• Ps 36:4He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
• Ps 55:21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
• Acts 11:23Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
• John 12:6This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
• 1 Th 2:3For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
• Ps 45:7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
• Jas 2:15–16If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
• Matt 26:49And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
• 2 Sam 20:9–10And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

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