To honor the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil ways and false words.

There are four things that are too mysterious for me to understand:

There are four things that the earth itself cannot tolerate:

There are four animals in the world that are small, but very, very clever:

There are four things that are impressive to watch as they walk:

The LORD says, "The people of Damascus have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They treated the people of Gilead with savage cruelty.

The LORD says, "The people of Gaza have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They carried off a whole nation and sold them as slaves to the people of Edom.

The LORD says, "The people of Tyre have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They carried off a whole nation into exile in the land of Edom, and did not keep the treaty of friendship they had made.

The LORD says, "The people of Edom have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They hunted down their relatives, the Israelites, and showed them no mercy. Their anger had no limits, and they never let it die.

The LORD says, "The people of Moab have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They dishonored the bones of the king of Edom by burning them to ashes.

The LORD says, "The people of Judah have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They have despised my teachings and have not kept my commands. They have been led astray by the same false gods that their ancestors served.

The LORD says, "The people of Israel have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They sell into slavery honest people who cannot pay their debts, the poor who cannot repay even the price of a pair of sandals.

because the LORD hates people who do evil, but he takes righteous people into his confidence.

The LORD hates people who use dishonest scales. He is happy with honest weights.

The LORD hates evil-minded people, but loves those who do right.

The LORD is pleased when good people pray, but hates the sacrifices that the wicked bring him.

The LORD hates the ways of evil people, but loves those who do what is right.

Condemning the innocent or letting the wicked go---both are hateful to the LORD.

The LORD hates people who use dishonest weights and measures.

The LORD hates people who use dishonest scales and weights.

Don't sacrifice your children in the fires on your altars; and don't let your people practice divination or look for omens or use spells

The LORD your God hates people who do these disgusting things, and that is why he is driving those nations out of the land as you advance.

Also, no money earned in this way may be brought into the house of the LORD your God in fulfillment of a vow. The LORD hates temple prostitutes.

In either case, her first husband is not to marry her again; he is to consider her defiled. If he married her again, it would be offensive to the LORD. You are not to commit such a terrible sin in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

The LORD hates people who cheat.

But nothing that is impure will enter the city, nor anyone who does shameful things or tells lies. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of the living will enter the city.

He examines the good and the wicked alike; the lawless he hates with all his heart.