Proverbs 6:16-19

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,
 18 h a heart that devises wicked plans,
i feet that make haste to run to evil,
 19 j a false witness who k breathes out lies,
and one who a sows discord among brothers.

  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.
  6. Cross References
    Genesis 6:5
    The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
  7. Cross References
    Proverbs 1:16
    For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 27:12
    Give me not up to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence.
  9. Cross References
    Proverbs 12:17
    Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness utters deceit.
    Proverbs 14:5
    A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
    Proverbs 14:25
    A truthful witness saves lives, but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.
    Proverbs 19:5
    A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
    Proverbs 19:9
    A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish.
  10. Cross References
    Proverbs 6:14
    With perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord.
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