before

Genesis 6:11
Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.

Genesis 10:9
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD."

Genesis 13:13
But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.

2 Kings 21:6
He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.

Psalm 51:4
Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be found just when You speak and blameless when You judge.

Isaiah 3:8
For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.

abhorred

Malachi 2:8, 13
"But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi, " says the LORD of Hosts. . . .

Matthew 18:7
Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!