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Proverbs 6:17
17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
Proverbs 6:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
- New International Version (NIV)haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
- English Standard Version (ESV)haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
- New King James Version (NKJV)A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood,
Context of Proverbs 6:17
15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly: in a moment shall he be broken, and without remedy. 16These six [things] doth Jehovah hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood; 18a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief; 19a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren.
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עֵינַ֣יִם רָ֭מוֹת לְשׁ֣וֹן שָׁ֑קֶר וְ֝יָדַ֗יִם שֹׁפְכ֥וֹת דָּם־נָקִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:17
- Proverbs 30:13there is a generation, — how lofty are their eyes, how their eyelids are lifted up!
- Psalms 10:4The wicked [saith], in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: all his thoughts are, There is no God!
- Psalms 18:27For it is thou that savest the afflicted people; but the haughty eyes wilt thou bring down.
- Psalms 73:6Therefore pride encompasseth them as a neck-chain, violence covereth them [as] a garment;
- Psalms 101:5Whoso secretly slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy; him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.
- Psalms 131:1Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; neither do I exercise myself in great matters, and in things too wonderful for me.
- Isaiah 2:11The lofty eyes of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 3:9The look of their face doth witness against them, and they declare their sin as Sodom: they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have brought evil upon themselves.
- 1 Peter 5:5Likewise [ye] younger, be subject to [the] elder, and all of you bind on humility towards one another; for God sets himself against [the] proud, but to [the] humble gives grace.
- Proverbs 12:22Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; but they that deal truly are his delight.
- Proverbs 14:5A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness uttereth lies.
- Proverbs 26:28A lying tongue hateth those that are injured by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
- Psalms 5:6Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth a man of blood and deceit.
- Psalms 120:2Jehovah, deliver my soul from the lying lip, from the deceitful tongue.
- Hosea 4:1Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land; for there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
- John 8:44Ye are of the devil, as [your] father, and ye desire to do the lusts of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks falsehood, he speaks of what is his own; for he is a liar and its father:
Commentaries on Proverbs 6:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-19Verses 16-19 A new section, but not a new subject. The closing words, “he that soweth discord” (Proverbs 6:19, compare Proverbs 6:14), lead us to identify the sketch as taken from the same character. With the recognized Hebrew form of climax (see Proverbs 30:15, Proverbs 30:18, Proverbs 30:24; Amos 1:1-15; 2; Job 5:19), the teacher here enumerates six qualities as detestable, and the seventh as worse than all (seven represents completeness), but all the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 If the slothful are to be condemned, who do nothing, much more those that do all the ill they can. Observe how such a man is described. He says and does every thing artfully, and with design. His ruin shall come without warning, and without relief. Here is a list of things hateful to God. Those sins are in a special manner provoking to God, which are hurtful to the comfort of human life. These things which God hates, we must hate in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-19The first line shows a number, and the second line increases it by one. This method, called number parallelism, introduces a list of items. It often highlights the most important final item (see also Proverbs 30:15–23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1916-19. six ... seven--a mode of speaking to arrest attention (Pr 30:15, 18; Job 5:19).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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