Proverbs 6:17

Translations

Modern

…haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

Traditional

A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

Literal

Eyes raised high, a tongue of falsehood, and hands pouring out innocent blood,

Latin

…oculos sublimes, linguam mendacem, manus effundentes innoxium sanguinem,

Original

Hebrew

English

…haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

Notes

Proverbs 6:16–19

The 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).

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Psalm 120:2–3
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.
Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
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Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.
Isaiah 1:15
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
Psalm 5:6
You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
Proverbs 21:4
Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin.
Isaiah 3:9
The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
Deuteronomy 27:25
‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Proverbs 26:28
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Hosea 4:1–2
Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
2 Kings 24:4
…and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.
John 8:44
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

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