KJV King James Version
Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
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Romans 1:30
Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
WEB World English Bible
backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
ASV American Standard Version
backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
evil-speakers, God-haters, insulting, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Surrounding context — Romans 1
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
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καταλάλους,G2637 · katalalosslanderousθεοστυγεῖς,G2319 · theostugēsGod-hatingὑβριστάς,G5197 · hubristēsinsolent manὑπερηφάνους,G5244 · huperēphanosarrogantἀλαζόνας,G213 · alazōnbraggartἐφευρετὰςG2182 · epheuretēsinventorκακῶν,G2556 · kakosevil/harm: evilγονεῦσινG1118 · goneusparentἀπειθεῖς,G545 · apeithēsdisobedient
Cross-references
2 Timothy 3:2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,Jude 1:16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling [words], having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.2 Peter 2:18For when they speak great swelling [words] of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, [through much] wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.James 3:5Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!James 4:16But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.Titus 3:3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.Romans 8:7-8Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.Psalm 52:1To the chief Musician, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God [endureth] continually.Deuteronomy 7:10And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.Psalm 106:39Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.Psalm 49:6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;Psalm 94:4[How long] shall they utter [and] speak hard things? [and] all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?2 Corinthians 10:15Not boasting of things without [our] measure, [that is], of other men’s labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,Luke 21:16And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and [some] of you shall they cause to be put to death.Ezekiel 22:7In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.Numbers 10:35And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.Ecclesiastes 7:29Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.1 Kings 20:11And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell [him], Let not him that girdeth on [his harness] boast himself as he that putteth it off.
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