Proverbs 6:16
For he rejoices in all things which God hates, and he is ruined by reason of impurity of soul.
LXX2012 (British)
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; overthrow and irretrievable ruin. + 6:15 Comp. Heb.
17The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust, hands shedding the blood of the just;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 23:18You shall not bring the hire of a harlot, nor the price of a dog into the house of the Lord your God, for any vow; because even both are an abomination to the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 25:16For every one that does this is an abomination to the Lord your God, even every one that does injustice.
Job 5:19Six time he shall deliver you out of distresses: and in the seventh harm shall not touch you.
Psalms 11:5Because of the misery of the poor, and because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, says the Lord, I will set them in safety; I will speak to them thereof openly. 1
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, and insolence, and pride, and the ways of wicked men; and I hate the perverse ways of bad men.
Proverbs 11:20Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord: but all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him.
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 →