New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 6:16
Proverbs 6:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
- New International Version (NIV)There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him:
- English Standard Version (ESV)There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him:
- New King James Version (NKJV)These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
Context of Proverbs 6:16
14Who with perversity in his heart continually devises evil, Who spreads strife. 15Therefore his calamity will come suddenly; Instantly he will be broken and there will be no healing. There are six things which the Lord hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: 17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, 18A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil,
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:16 word by word
שֶׁשׁ־הֵ֭נָּה שָׂנֵ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וְ֝שֶׁ֗בַע תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:16
- Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverted mouth, I hate.
- Proverbs 30:18There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Four which I do not understand:
- Amos 1:3Thus says the Lord, “For three transgressions of Damascus and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron.
- Amos 2:1Thus says the Lord, “For three transgressions of Moab and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
- Proverbs 3:32For the devious are an abomination to the Lord; But He is intimate with the upright.
- Proverbs 11:1A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight.
- Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But the prayer of the upright is His delight.
- Proverbs 17:15He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
- Proverbs 20:10Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are abominable to the Lord.
- Deuteronomy 18:10There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer,
- Deuteronomy 23:18You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God for any votive offering, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.
- Deuteronomy 24:4then her former husband who sent her away is not allowed to take her again to be his wife, since she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the Lord, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance.
- Deuteronomy 25:16For everyone who does these things, everyone who acts unjustly is an abomination to the Lord your God.
- Revelation 21:27and nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
- Psalms 11:5The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked, And the one who loves violence His soul hates.
Commentaries on Proverbs 6:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16These six - doth the Lord hate - A proud look - exalted eyes; those who will not condescend to look on the rest of mankind. A lying tongue - he who neither loves nor tells truth. Hands that shed innocent blood, whether by murder or by battery. A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations - the heart that fabricates such, lays the foundation, builds upon it, and completes the superstructure of iniquity. Feet that be swift in running to mischief - he who works…Read the comment
- 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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- 1. Proverbs 6:16 Lit of His soul ↩
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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