God's perspective: 'For the LORD detests the devious but takes the upright into his confidence.' 'Detests' (toaabat YHWH) indicates divine abhorrence. 'Devious' (iqqu) means twisted, morally distorted. By contrast, God 'takes the upright into his confidence' (sodo im yasharim)—shares His counsel, His intimate knowledge. This verse reveals that God stands in different relationship to the twisted and the upright. The devious face divine rejection; the upright experience divine intimacy. This should motivate the young person to examine his own heart: is he becoming upright or devious?

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