Proverbs 29:27 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 29:27 MSG (The Message)
Good people can’t stand the sight of deliberate evil; the wicked can’t stand the sight of well-chosen goodness.
Proverbs 29:27 KJV (King James Version)
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 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
An unjust man is abominable to the righteous, And he who is upright in the way is abominable to the wicked.
Proverbs 29:27 NCV (New Century Version)
Good people hate those who are dishonest, and the wicked hate those who are honest.
Proverbs 29:27 ASV (American Standard Version)
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 NIV (New International Version)
The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright.
Proverbs 29:27 NKJV (New King James Version)
An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, And he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
Proverbs 29:27 AMP (Amplified Bible)
An unjust man is repulsive to the righteous, And he who is upright in the way [of the LORD] is repulsive to the wicked.
Proverbs 29:27 NLT (New Living Translation)
The righteous despise the unjust; the wicked despise the godly.
Proverbs 29:27 TPT (The Passion Translation)
The wicked hate those who live a godly life, but the righteous hate injustice wherever it’s found.
Proverbs 29:27 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.