Proverbs 6:16-17

Practical Warnings

16 There are d six things that the Lord hates,
d seven that are an abomination to him:
 17 e haughty eyes, f a lying tongue,
and g hands that shed innocent blood,

  1. Cross References
    Job 5:19
    He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no evil shall touch you.
  2. Cross References
    Job 5:19
    He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no evil shall touch you.
  3. Cross References
    Proverbs 8:13
    The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.
    Proverbs 16:5
    Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord ; be assured, he will not go unpunished.
    Proverbs 21:4
    Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.
    Psalms 101:5
    Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.
  4. Cross References
    Proverbs 12:22
    Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.
    Proverbs 17:7
    Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
    Psalms 31:18
    Let the lying lips be mute, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
    Psalms 120:2
    Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.
  5. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 19:10
    Lest innocent blood be shed in your land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance, and so the guilt of bloodshed be upon you.
    Isaiah 1:15
    When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.
    Isaiah 59:3
    For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies; your tongue mutters wickedness.
    Isaiah 59:7
    Their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their highways.
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