Proverbs 29:27

“An unjust man [is] an abomination to the just, etc.] Not his person, but his actions, his unrighteous actions, his ungodly life and conversation; which a man, holy, just, and good, loathes and abhors, and cannot forbear expressing his abhorrence of; and therefore shuns his company, and will have no fellowship with him. And, on the other hand, [he that is] upright in the way [is] abomination to the wicked; that man that is upright in heart and life, that walks according to the rule of the divine word, in the path of holiness, in the way of truth and righteousness, he is abhorred by a wicked man; he cannot have any pleasure in his company; he is under some awe and restraint which is…”

“(Compare Pro 3:32). On last clause, compare Pro 29:16; Psa 37:12. Next: Proverbs Chapter 30”

“The words point out not only the antagonism between the doers of good and evil, but the instinctive antipathy which the one feels toward the other. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Proverbs 29". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/proverbs-29.html. 1870. StudyLight.org © 2001-2026 Powered by Lightspeed Technology”

“Pro 24:9; Psa 119:115, Psa 139:21; Zac 11:8; Joh 7:7, Joh 15:17-19, Joh 15:23; Jo1 3:13 Next: Proverbs Chapter 30”

“27 An abomination to a righteous man is a villanous man; And an abomination to the godless is he who walketh uprightly. In all the other proverbs which begin with תועבת, e.g., Pro 11:20, יהוה follows as genit., here צדּיקים, whose judgment is like that of God. אישׁ עול is an abhorrence to them, not as a man, but just as of such a character; עול is the direct contrast to ישׁר. The righteous sees in the villanous man, who boldly does that which is opposed to morality and to honour, an adversary of his God; on the other hand, the godless sees in the man that walketh uprightly (ישׁר־דּרך, as at Psa 37:14) his adversary, and the condemnation of himself. With this doubled ת the Book of Proverbs,…”