New King James Version
Proverbs 6:17
17A proud look, A lying tongue, 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 Living Translation (NLT)haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent,
Context of Proverbs 6:17
15Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly; Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy. 16These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, 18A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, 19A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:17 word by word
עֵינַ֣יִם רָ֭מוֹת לְשׁ֣וֹן שָׁ֑קֶר וְ֝יָדַ֗יִם שֹׁפְכ֥וֹת דָּם־נָקִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 6:17
- Proverbs 30:13There is a generation—oh, how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
- Psalms 10:4The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts.
- Psalms 18:27For You will save the humble people, But will bring down haughty looks.
- Psalms 73:6Therefore pride serves as their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment.
- Psalms 101:5Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, Him I will destroy; The one who has a haughty look and a proud heart, Him I will not endure.
- Psalms 131:1Lord, my heart is not haughty, Nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I concern myself with great matters, Nor with things too profound for me.
- Isaiah 2:11The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 3:9The look on their countenance witnesses against them, And they declare their sin as Sodom; They do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought evil upon themselves.
- 1 Peter 5:5Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”
- Proverbs 12:22Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal truthfully are His delight.
- Proverbs 14:5A faithful witness does not lie, But a false witness will utter lies.
- Proverbs 26:28A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it, And a flattering mouth works ruin.
- Psalms 5:6You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; The Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
- Psalms 120:2Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips And from a deceitful tongue.
- Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the Lord, You children of Israel, For the Lord brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land: “There is no truth or mercy Or knowledge of God in the land.
- John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
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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