Proverbs 6:16
Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth:
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
In Context
17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 23:18Thou shalt not offer the hire of a strumpet, nor the price of a dog, in the house of the Lord thy God, whatsoever it be that thou hast vowed: because both these are an abomination to the Lord thy God.
Deuteronomy 25:16For the Lord thy God abhorreth him that doth these things, and he hateth all injustice.
Job 5:19In six troubles he shall deliver thee, and in the seventh, evil shall not touch thee.
Psalms 11:5Who have said: We will magnify our tongue: our lips are our own: who is Lord over us?
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord hateth evil; I hate arrogance, and pride, and every wicked way, and a mouth with a double tongue.
Proverbs 11:20A perverse heart is abominable to the Lord: and his will is in them that walk sincerely.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:13-20
The Seven Abominations. 12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. 13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; 14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. 15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. 16 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 An heart that… Read the whole commentary →