Verse Comparison: Proverbs 11:20
American Standard Version
They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in `their' way are his delight.
Amplified® Bible
They who are willfully contrary in heart are extremely disgusting {and} shamefully vile in the eyes of the Lord, but such as are blameless {and} wholehearted in their ways are His delight!
Contemporary English Version
The LORD hates sneaky people, but he likes everyone who lives right.
Darby English Version
The perverse in heart are abomination to Jehovah; but they that are perfect in [their] way are his delight.
Good News Bible
The LORD hates evil-minded people, but loves those who do right.
King James Version
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
New American Standard Bible
The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, But the blameless in {their} walk are His delight.
New International Version
The LORD detests men of perverse heart
but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
New King James Version
Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD,
But the blameless in their ways are His delight.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The Lord considers the perverse in heart an abomination , But the blameless walk in His delight.
Revised Standard Version
Men of perverse mind are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are his delight.
Young's Literal Translation
An abomination to Jehovah `are' the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way `are' His delight.