Amos 5:10

“They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.”

"They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly." - Amos 5:10
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What does Amos 5:10 mean?

Amos 5:10 in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible states, "They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly." This verse comes from the Book of Amos, which is part of the Minor Prophets in the Old Testament. The prophet Amos delivered this…

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In the book of Amos, we are offered a piercing glimpse into the complex dynamics of human nature and societal expectations. Amos 5:10 teaches us, "They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly." This verse brings to light the uncomfortable…

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O Lord Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth, we come before You this day with humble hearts, seeking Your guidance and strength to stand firm in our values and beliefs. In the midst of a world where truth is often dismissed and rebuke is met with disdain, we turn to the wisdom…

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Amos 5:10 - "They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly."
Amos 5:21-27
Amos 7:10 - "¶ Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words."
Amos 5:24 - "But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream."
Amos 5:13 - "Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time."
Amos 5:20 - "Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?"
Amos 6:5 - "That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;"
Amos 5:7 - "Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,"
Amos 2:5 - "But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem."
Amos 1:10 - "But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof."
Amos 5:17 - "And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD."
Amos 5:9 - "That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress."
Amos 3:10 - "For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces."
Amos 5:5 - "But seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought."
But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. Amos 5:24
Amos 5:4 - "¶ For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:"
Amos 5:21 - "I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies."
Amos 5:25 - "Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?"
Amos 5:23 - "Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols."
Amos 5:18 - "Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light."
Amos 5:27 - "Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts."
Amos 5:1 - "Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel."
Amos 5:14 - "Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken."
Amos 7:5 - "Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small."
Amos 5:15 - "Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph."
Amos 5:2 - "The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up."
Amos 5:26 - "But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves."
Amos 2:10 - "Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite."
Amos 5:19 - "As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him."