Proverbs 6:16

These shesh (six) things doth Hashem hate; 1 indeed, shevah (seven) are an abomination unto His Nefesh; 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

In Context

15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; 1 suddenly shall he be destroyed without marpeh (remedy). 1

17Haughty eyes, a lashon sheker, 1 and hands guilty of shefach dahm naki, 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 23:18There shall be no kedeshah (ritual prostitute) of the banot Yisroel, nor a kadesh (sodomite ritual prostitute) of the bnei Yisroel.

Deuteronomy 25:16For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are a to'evah (abomination) unto Hashem Eloheicha.

Job 5:19He shall deliver thee in shesh tzoros; 1 yea, in shivah there shall no rah touch thee. 1

Psalms 11:5Hashem trieth the tzaddik, 1 but the resha'im and him that loveth chamas (violence) 1 His Nefesh hateth. 1

Proverbs 8:13The Yirat Hashem is to hate rah; 1 pride, and ga'on (arrogance), and the derech rah, 1 and the perverse peh (mouth), do I hate. 1

Proverbs 11:20They that are of a perverse lev are an abomination to Hashem, 1 but such as are upright in their derech are His delight. 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 →

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