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I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.
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Hating Evil, Loving Truth
Commentators like John Calvin explain that hating falsehood and loving God's law are inseparable. To truly love God's truth, one must first purge the heart of its natural hypocrisy and develop a deep, "deadly hatred" for all deceit. Integrity is the foundation upon which a genuine love for God's commands is built.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I hate and abhor lying – The mention of lying here particularly seems to have been suggested by the necessity, from the structure o…
19th Century
Baptist
I rejoice at your word, as one that finds great spoil. I hate and abhor lying; but your law do I love. Seven times a day do I praise you becaus…
16th Century
Protestant
I have hated and abhorred deceit. In this verse, he declares more distinctly what I referred to a little earlier: that he was cleansed fro…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I hate and abhor lying The sin of lying in common conversation, which owes its rise to Satan, the father of lies; is…
Those whose hearts stand in awe of God's word, will rather endure the wrath of man, than break the law of God. By the word of God we gain immeasura…
