Amos 5:10 “There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise…”

Amos 5:10

There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

World English Bible

They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks blamelessly.

American Standard Version

They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

Geneva Bible 1599

They haue hated him, that rebuked in the gate: and they abhorred him that speaketh vprightly.

Darby Translation

They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

Young's Literal Translation

They have hated a reprover in the gate, And a plain speaker they abominate.

Bible in Basic English

They have hate for him who makes protest against evil in the public place, and he whose words are upright is disgusting to them.

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Cross references

“hate”

1 Kings 22:8 Isaiah 29:21 Amos 7:10–17 1 Kings 18:17 1 Kings 21:20 2 Chronicles 24:20–22

1 Kings 22:8 · BSB

The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should n…

Isaiah 29:21 · BSB

those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.

Amos 7:10–17 · BSB

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,

1 Kings 18:17 · BSB

When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”

1 Kings 21:20 · BSB

When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 24:20–22 · BSB

Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosp…

“abhor”

John 8:45–47 John 3:20 Jeremiah 17:16 Jeremiah 17:17

John 8:45–47 · BSB

But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!

John 3:20 · BSB

Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

Jeremiah 17:16 · BSB

But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.

Jeremiah 17:17 · BSB

Do not become a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9He flashes destruction on the strong, so that fury comes upon the stronghold.

11Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.

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