New English Translation
Proverbs 6:16
16There are six things that the Lord hates, even seven things that are an abomination to him:
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
14he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times. 15Therefore, his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant he will be broken, and there will be no remedy. There are six things that the Lord hates, even seven things that are an abomination to him: 17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift to run to evil,
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שֶׁשׁ־הֵ֭נָּה שָׂנֵ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וְ֝שֶׁ֗בַע תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 6:16
- Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.
- Proverbs 30:18There are three things that are too wonderful for me, four that I do not understand:
- Amos 1:3This is what the Lord says: “Because Damascus has committed three crimes – make that four! – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They ripped through Gilead like threshing sledges with iron teeth.
- Amos 2:1This is what the Lord says: “Because Moab has committed three crimes – make that four! – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They burned the bones of Edom’s king into lime.
- Proverbs 3:32for one who goes astray is an abomination to the Lord, but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.
- Proverbs 11:1The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.
- Proverbs 15:8The Lord abhors the sacrifices of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
- Proverbs 17:15The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent – both of them are an abomination to the Lord.
- Proverbs 20:10Diverse weights and diverse measures – the Lord abhors both of them.
- Deuteronomy 18:10There must never be found among you anyone who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, anyone who practices divination, an omen reader, a soothsayer, a sorcerer,
- Deuteronomy 23:18You must never bring the pay of a female prostitute or the wage of a male prostitute into the temple of the Lord your God in fulfillment of any vow, for both of these are abhorrent to the Lord your God.
- Deuteronomy 24:4her first husband who divorced her is not permitted to remarry her after she has become ritually impure, for that is offensive to the Lord. You must not bring guilt on the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.
- Deuteronomy 25:16For anyone who acts dishonestly in these ways is abhorrent to the Lord your God.
- Revelation 21:27but nothing ritually unclean will ever enter into it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or practices falsehood, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
- Psalms 11:5The Lord approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.
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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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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