God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 6:17
17arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill innocent people,
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
15That is why disaster will come on him suddenly. In a moment he will be crushed beyond recovery. 16There are six things that the Lord hates, even seven that are disgusting to him: arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill innocent people, 18a mind devising wicked plans, feet that are quick to do wrong, 19a dishonest witness spitting out lies, and a person who spreads conflict among relatives.
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:17 word by word
עֵינַ֣יִם רָ֭מוֹת לְשׁ֣וֹן שָׁ֑קֶר וְ֝יָדַ֗יִם שֹׁפְכ֥וֹת דָּם־נָקִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:17
- Proverbs 30:13A certain kind of person looks around arrogantly and is conceited.
- Psalms 10:4He turns up his nose ⌞and says⌟, “God doesn’t care.” His every thought ⌞concludes⌟, “There is no God.”
- Psalms 18:27You save humble people, but you bring down a conceited look.
- Psalms 73:6That is why they wear arrogance like a necklace and acts of violence like clothing.
- Psalms 101:5I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor. I will not tolerate anyone with a conceited look or arrogant heart.
- Psalms 131:1O Lord, my heart is not conceited. My eyes do not look down on others. I am not involved in things too big or too difficult for me.
- Isaiah 2:11The eyes of arrogant people will be humbled. High and mighty people will be brought down. On that day the Lord alone will be honored.
- Isaiah 3:9The look on their faces will be held against them. They boast about their sins, which are like ⌞those of the people of⌟ Sodom. They don’t even bother to hide them. How horrible it will be for these people, because they have brought disaster on themselves.
- 1 Peter 5:5Young people, in a similar way, place yourselves under the authority of spiritual leaders. Furthermore, all of you must serve each other with humility, because God opposes the arrogant but favors the humble.
- Proverbs 12:22Lips that lie are disgusting to the Lord, but honest people are his delight.
- Proverbs 14:5A trustworthy witness does not lie, but a dishonest witness breathes lies.
- Proverbs 26:28A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
- Psalms 5:6You destroy those who tell lies. The Lord is disgusted with bloodthirsty and deceitful people.
- Psalms 120:2O Lord, rescue me from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue.
- Hosea 4:1Listen to the Lord’s word, you Israelites. The Lord has brought these charges against those who live in the land: “There is no faith, no love, and no knowledge of God in the land.
- John 8:44You come from your father, the devil, and you desire to do what your father wants you to do. The devil was a murderer from the beginning. He has never been truthful. He doesn’t know what the truth is. Whenever he tells a lie, he’s doing what comes naturally to him. He’s a liar and the father of lies.
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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