Proverbs 6:17
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
In Context
16Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth:
18A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 27:25Cursed be he that taketh gifts, to slay an innocent person: and all the people shall say: Amen.
2 Kings 24:4And for the innocent blood that he shed, filling Jerusalem with innocent blood: and therefore the Lord would not be appeased.
Psalms 5:7Thou hatest all the workers of iniquity: thou wilt destroy all that speak a lie. The bloody and the deceitful man the Lord will abhor.
Psalms 73:6They have cut down at once the gates thereof, with axe and hatchet they have brought it down.
Psalms 120:2My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
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 →