New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 6:17
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 his calamity will come suddenly; Instantly he will be broken and there will be no healing. 16There are six things which the Lord hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, 18A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil, 19A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.
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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 kind--oh how lofty are his eyes! And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.
- Psalms 10:4The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
- Psalms 18:27For You save an afflicted people, But haughty eyes You abase.
- Psalms 73:6Therefore pride is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them.
- Psalms 101:5Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy; No one who has a haughty look and an arrogant heart will I endure.
- Psalms 131:1O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty; Nor do I involve myself in great matters, Or in things too difficult for me.
- Isaiah 2:11The proud look of man will be abased And the loftiness of man will be humbled, And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 3:9The expression of their faces bears witness against them, And they display their sin like Sodom; They do not even conceal it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.
- 1 Peter 5:5You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
- Proverbs 12:22Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal faithfully are His delight.
- Proverbs 14:5A trustworthy witness will not lie, But a false witness utters lies.
- Proverbs 26:28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.
- Psalms 5:6You destroy those who speak falsehood; The Lord abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
- Psalms 120:2Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, From a deceitful tongue.
- Hosea 4:1Listen to the word of the Lord, O sons of Israel, For the Lord has a case against the inhabitants of the land, Because there is no faithfulness or kindness Or knowledge of God in the land.
- John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is 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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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 6:17 Ps 18:27; 101:5; Prov 21:4; 30:13 ↩
- 2. Proverbs 6:17 Ps 31:18; 120:2; Prov 12:22; 17:7 ↩
- 3. Proverbs 6:17 Deut 19:10; Prov 28:17; Is 1:15; 59:7 ↩
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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