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Proverbs 29:27

27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,

And he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

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Proverbs 29:27 — The New International Version (NIV)

27 The righteous detest the dishonest;

the wicked detest the upright.

Proverbs 29:27 — English Standard Version (ESV)

27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,

but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.

Proverbs 29:27 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just:

And he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

Proverbs 29:27 — New Living Translation (NLT)

27 The righteous despise the unjust;

the wicked despise the godly.

Proverbs 29:27 — New Century Version (NCV)

27 Good people hate those who are dishonest,

and the wicked hate those who are honest.

Proverbs 29:27 — American Standard Version (ASV)

27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous;

And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

Proverbs 29:27 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; and he that is of upright way is an abomination to the wicked man.

Proverbs 29:27 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

27 An unjust person is disgusting to righteous people. 

A decent person is disgusting to wicked people. 

Proverbs 29:27 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

27 An unjust man is detestable to the righteous,

and one whose way is upright

is detestable to the wicked.

Proverbs 29:27 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

27 The unjust are an abomination to the righteous,

but the upright are an abomination to the wicked.

Proverbs 29:27 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

27 A man of injustice is an abomination to the righteous,

but the upright is an abomination to the wicked.

Proverbs 29:27 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

27 Those who do what is right hate dishonest people.

Those who do what is wrong hate honest people.

Proverbs 29:27 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

27 An unjust man is abominable to the righteous,

And he who is upright in the way is abominable to the wicked.


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