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This concept is frequently encountered in the Old Testament, where God's covenant relationship with Israel includes clear stipulations about what is considered detestable.<br><br><b>Biblical Usage:</b><br><br>1. <b>Idolatry and False Worship:</b><br> One of the most prominent uses of "detests" in the Bible is in reference to idolatry. God explicitly commands the Israelites to avoid the worship of other gods and the practices associated with them. In <a href="/deuteronomy/7-25.htm">Deuteronomy 7:25-26</a> , God instructs, "You must burn up the images of their gods. Do not covet the silver or gold that is on them, and do not take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it, for it is detestable to the LORD your God. And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you will be set apart for destruction like it. You must utterly detest and abhor it, for it is set apart for destruction."<br><br>2. <b>Moral and Ethical Conduct:</b><br> The Bible also uses the term "detests" in the context of moral and ethical behavior. <a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a> lists things that are detestable to God: "There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers."<br><br>3. <b>Dishonest Practices:</b><br> Dishonesty and deceit are also described as detestable to God. <a href="/proverbs/11.htm">Proverbs 11:1</a> states, "Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight." This highlights God's desire for integrity and fairness in all dealings.<br><br>4. <b>Sexual Immorality:</b><br> Certain sexual practices are labeled as detestable in the Scriptures. <a href="/leviticus/18-22.htm">Leviticus 18:22</a> declares, "You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination." This reflects the biblical standard for sexual relations as being within the bounds of heterosexual marriage.<br><br>5. <b>Religious Practices:</b><br> The Bible also addresses religious practices that are detestable to God, particularly those that involve syncretism or the blending of pagan rituals with the worship of Yahweh. <a href="/deuteronomy/12-31.htm">Deuteronomy 12:31</a> warns, "You must not worship the LORD your God in their way, because in worshiping their gods, they do all kinds of detestable things the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods."<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b><br><br>The concept of what God detests is deeply rooted in His holiness and justice. God's detestation of sin and unrighteousness underscores His desire for His people to live in a manner that reflects His character. The things that God detests are often those that harm individuals, communities, and the covenant relationship between God and His people. Understanding what God detests helps believers align their lives with His will, striving for holiness and righteousness in all aspects of life.<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/what_god_likes_and_dislikes.htm"><span class="l">What God Likes and Dislikes</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The Lord <b>detests</b> a false balance, But a just balance is his delight. <b>...</b> The Lord <b>detests</b><br> the evil-minded, But is well pleased with him who lives uprightly. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sherman/the childrens bible/what god likes and dislikes.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_justification_of_the_2.htm"><span class="l">Whether the Justification of the Ungodly Takes Place in an Instant <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Now the free-will's movement towards sin is ordained to the free-will's movement<br> towards God, since a man <b>detests</b> sin, as contrary to God, to Whom he wishes to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the justification of the 2.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/on_idolatry/chapter_xiv_of_blasphemy_one_of.htm"><span class="l">Of Blasphemy. One of St. Paul's Sayings.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Oh blasphemy, bordering on martyrdom, which now attests me to be a Christian,<br> [264] while for that very account it <b>detests</b> me! The <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tertullian/on idolatry/chapter xiv of blasphemy one of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bayly/the_practice_of_piety/meditations_for_the_sick.htm"><span class="l">Meditations for the Sick.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> and he is a bastard that is not corrected." (Hebrews 12:6, 7, 8.) Yea, it is a sure<br> note, that where God seeth sin and smites not, there he <b>detests</b> and loves <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/bayly/the practice of piety/meditations for the sick.htm</font><p><a href="/library/farrar/gathering_clouds_a_tale_of_the_days_of_st_chrysostom/chapter_iv_two_visitors_by.htm"><span class="l">Two visitors by Night</span></a> <br><b>...</b> culture. My polished periods would be wasted on him. Besides, he is a Christian,<br> and <b>detests</b> us who do not believe in the Nazarene.'. It <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iv two visitors by.htm</font><p><a href="/library/commodianus/the_instructions_of_commodianus/lx_to_the_same_again.htm"><span class="l">To the Same Again.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Isaiah, moreover, the teacher and author that spoke from heaven, for he <b>detests</b><br> those who follow the wickedness of the world, says: The daughters of Zion that <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../commodianus/the instructions of commodianus/lx to the same again.htm</font><p><a href="/library/binning/the_works_of_the_rev_hugh_binning/sermon_xv_that_the_righteousness.htm"><span class="l">"That the Righteousness of the Law Might be Fulfilled in Us,"</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The apostle abominates this,""God forbid," he <b>detests</b> it, as impious and sacrilegious;<br> "yea, we establish it." So then, all returns to this, one of the great <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon xv that the righteousness.htm</font><p><a href="/library/francis/treatise_on_the_love_of_god/chapter_xviii_that_love_is.htm"><span class="l">That Love is Exercised in Penitence, and First, that There are <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> To speak generally, penitence is a repentance whereby a man rejects and <b>detests</b><br> the sin he has committed, with the resolution to repair as much as in him lies <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter xviii that love is.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/writings_in_connection_with_the_manichaean_controversy_/faustus_does_not_think_it.htm"><span class="l">Faustus Does not Think it Would be a Great Honor to Sit Down with <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Faustus does not think it would be a great honor to sit down with Abraham, Isaac<br> and Jacob, whose moral characters as set forth in the Old Testament he <b>detests</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../faustus does not think it.htm</font><p><a href="/library/francis/treatise_on_the_love_of_god/chapter_xxi_how_our_saviours.htm"><span class="l">How Our Saviour's Loving Attractions Assist and Accompany us to <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> which the divine clemency offers him; he draws from it a just motive of hope; he<br> goes out of the court, considers the horror of his sin, and <b>detests</b> it; he <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter xxi how our saviours.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/d/detests.htm"><span class="l"><b>Detests</b> (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Detests</b> (7 Occurrences). <b>...</b> Proverbs 15:26 Yahweh <b>detests</b><br> the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/detests.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/dishonest.htm"><span class="l">Dishonest (33 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> gifts liveth. (YLT). Proverbs 20:23 Yahweh <b>detests</b> differing weights, and<br> dishonest scales are not pleasing. (WEB NIV). Proverbs 28 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dishonest.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/dethroned.htm"><span class="l">Dethroned (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dethroned.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/differing.htm"><span class="l">Differing (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> abomination to Yahweh. (WEB NAS NIV). Proverbs 20:23 Yahweh <b>detests</b> differing<br> weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing. (WEB NAS NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/differing.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/detested.htm"><span class="l">Detested (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/detested.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/detest.htm"><span class="l">Detest (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (Root in WEB NIV). Proverbs 29:27 A dishonest man <b>detests</b> the righteous, and<br> the upright in their ways detest the wicked. (Root in WEB NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/detest.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/scales.htm"><span class="l">Scales (33 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV). Proverbs 20:23 Yahweh <b>detests</b> differing weights,<br> and dishonest scales are not pleasing. (WEB BBE RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/scales.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/scale.htm"><span class="l">Scale (38 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See JPS NIV). Proverbs 20:23 Yahweh <b>detests</b> differing weights, and dishonest<br> scales are not pleasing. (Root in WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/scale.htm - 22k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/weights.htm"><span class="l">Weights (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV). Proverbs 20:23 Yahweh <b>detests</b><br> differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/weights.htm - 21k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/intimacy-with-God.html">How can I experience true intimacy with God? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/pursue-righteousness.html">What does it mean to pursue righteousness? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/women-wear-pants.html">Should Christian women wear pants (trousers)? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Detests (7 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-5.htm">Deuteronomy 22:5</a></span><br />A woman shall not wear men's clothing, neither shall a man put on women's clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh your God.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-18.htm">Deuteronomy 23:18</a></span><br />You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute, or the wages of a dog, into the house of Yahweh your God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination to Yahweh your God. "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/15-26.htm">Proverbs 15:26</a></span><br />Yahweh <span class="boldtext">detests</span> the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/17-15.htm">Proverbs 17:15</a></span><br />He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/20-10.htm">Proverbs 20:10</a></span><br />Unequal weights and unequal measures, they are all disgusting to the Lord.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm">Proverbs 20:23</a></span><br />Yahweh <span class="boldtext">detests</span> differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/29-27.htm">Proverbs 29:27</a></span><br />A dishonest man <span class="boldtext">detests</span> the righteous, and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.<br /><span class="source">(WEB)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/d/detests.htm">Detests</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/v/vashti.htm">Vashti (10 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/detests.htm">Detests (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/detriment.htm">Detriment (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/aristobulus.htm">Aristobulus (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/astyages.htm">Astyages</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rehoboam.htm">Rehoboam (42 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/alliance.htm">Alliance (12 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/darius.htm">Darius (26 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/amorites.htm">Amorites (82 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hellenism.htm">Hellenism</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hellenist.htm">Hellenist</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/archaeology.htm">Archaeology</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/minor.htm">Minor (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/asia.htm">Asia (22 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/d/detesting_evil.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Detesting Evil"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Detesting Evil" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/d/dethroned.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Dethroned"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Dethroned" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>