Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. Webster's Bible Translation
A froward mouth can manifest with perverse, obnoxious, and wicked speech.
The fear of God for the saint is a submissive reference, honour and respect for the Lord.
The fear of God causes the believer to recognize God's holiness and goodness. The saint hates and rejects whatever is declared evil by God. We are to reject pride, arrogance, and corrupt speech.
Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: WBT
Evil in Proverbs 8:13 can mean that which is morally wrong, sinful, or wicked.
Psalm 51:4 Against thee,thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. WBT
Evil behaviour causes one to sin such as murder, theft, adultery, unbelief, idolatry, gossip, slander, lying and blasphemy.
We have a prideful sin nature. So important for us to apply the word of God to our life and fast and pray to become more and more Christlike.
Hebrews 3:13 but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called "today;" lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. New heart English bible
Because evil and sin is deceptive, destructive, and deadly for this reason we exhort each other. In other words we encourage, uplift, and inspire one another to live a holy life.
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