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Proverbs 29:27
ESV An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.
NIV The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright.
NASB An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, And one who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
CSB An unjust person is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.
NLT The righteous despise the unjust; the wicked despise the godly.
KJV An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

What does Proverbs 29:27 mean?

This is the last proverb associated with Solomon (Proverbs 25:1). Much of the book of Proverbs contrasts good and evil, sin and righteousness, or truth and lies. Here, Solomon highlights the fundamental conflict between those who pursue evil and those who pursue goodness (Proverbs 2:7). This verse repeats the Hebrew root word tow'ebah (Deuteronomy 12:31; Proverbs 3:32; 21:27; 28:9; Malachi 2:11), implying that both sides view the other with repulsion and disgust. Wicked people and godly people don't merely disagree with one another's approach—they actively detest what they see.

Jesus assured His followers that they would have persecution in the world (John 16:33). He said, "If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you" (John 15:18–19).
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