An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
The saying stands in the gathering of Solomon's proverbs found in chapters 25 through 29, brought together in the time of Hezekiah about three hundred years after Solomon. Those chapters 25 to 29 were copied out of Solomon's writings by men appointed by Hezekiah.
The verse teaches a mutual repulsion of character between opposite moral kinds. An unjust person is abhorrent to the just. One who is upright in conduct and in the way is abhorrent to the wicked. Each is repelled by the character of the other, the just by injustice and the wicked by uprightness.
The saying stands in the gathering of Solomon's proverbs found in chapters 25 through 29, brought together in the time of Hezekiah about three hundred years after Solomon. Those chapters 25 to 29 were copied out of Solomon's writings by men appointed by Hezekiah.
The verse teaches a mutual repulsion of character between opposite moral kinds. An unjust person is abhorrent to the just. One who is upright in conduct and in the way is abhorrent to the wicked. Each is repelled by the character of the other, the just by injustice and the wicked by uprightness.