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 be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.
• 1 Tim 1:5but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith;
• 1 Jn 3:18–20My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
• 1 Pet 3:10–11For, “He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.
• 1 Th 5:21Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.
• Ps 101:3I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.
• 1 Pet 1:22Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:
• Heb 12:14Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
• Amos 5:15Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”
• Ps 97:10You who love Yahweh, hate evil. He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
• 2 Cor 8:8I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.
• Prov 8:13The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.
• 1 Th 5:15See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good, for one another, and for all.
• 2 Cor 6:6in pureness, in knowledge, in perseverance, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,
• Heb 1:9You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.”
• Ps 119:163I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.
• Ezek 33:31They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don’t do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.
• Prov 26:25When his speech is charming, don’t believe him; for there are seven abominations in his heart.
• Ps 119:104Through your precepts, I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way. NUN
• Ps 36:4He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.
• Ps 55:21His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
• Acts 11:23who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.
• John 12:6Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.
• 1 Th 2:3For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.
• Ps 45:7You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.
• Jas 2:15–16And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,
• Matt 26:49Immediately he came to Jesus, and said, “Hail, Rabbi!” and kissed him.
• 2 Sam 20:9–10Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.

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