Proverbs 6:16
For he rejoices in all things which God hates, 1 And he is ruined by reason of impurity of soul. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
In Context
15Therefore his destruction shall come suddenly; 1 Overthrow and irretrievable ruin. 1
17The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust, 1 Hands shedding the blood of the just; 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 23:18There shall not be a harlot of the daughters of Israel, and there shall not be a fornicator of the sons of Israel; there shall not be an idolatress of the daughters of Israel, and there shall not be an initiated person of the sons of Israel.
Deuteronomy 25:16For everyone that does this is an abomination to the Lord thy God, even everyone that does injustice.
Job 5:19Six times he shall deliver thee out of distresses: 1 And in the seventh harm shall not touch thee. 1
Psalms 11:5Who have said, We will magnify our tongue; 1 Our lips are our own: who is Lord of us? 1
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, 1 And insolence, and pride, and the ways of wicked men; 1 And I hate the perverse ways of bad men. 1
Proverbs 11:20Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord: 1 But all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him. 1
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 →