Proverbs 6:16-19
New International Version
16 There are six things the Lord hates,(A)
seven that are detestable to him:
17 haughty eyes,(B)
a lying tongue,(C)
hands that shed innocent blood,(D)
18 a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that are quick to rush into evil,(E)
19 a false witness(F) who pours out lies(G)
and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.(H)
Proverbs 6:16-19
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
16 There are six things that the Lord hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,(A)
18 a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that hurry to run to evil,(B)
19 a lying witness who testifies falsely,
and one who sows discord in a family.(C)
Proverbs 10:18
New International Version
18 Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips(A)
and spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 10:18
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
18 Lying lips conceal hatred,
and whoever utters slander is a fool.
Proverbs 12:19
New International Version
19 Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
Proverbs 12:19
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.(A)
Proverbs 12:22
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Proverbs 12:22
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
22 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
but those who act faithfully are his delight.(A)
Proverbs 17:20
New International Version
20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
Proverbs 17:20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
20 The crooked of mind do not prosper,
and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.(A)
Proverbs 19:22
New International Version
22 What a person desires is unfailing love[a];
better to be poor than a liar.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame
Proverbs 19:22
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
22 What is desirable in a person is loyalty,
and it is better to be poor than a liar.
Proverbs 21:6
New International Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
Proverbs 21:6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Footnotes
- 21.6 Gk: Heb seekers
Proverbs 26:28
New International Version
28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
and a flattering mouth(A) works ruin.
Proverbs 26:28
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.(A)
Proverbs 30:33
New International Version
33 For as churning cream produces butter,
and as twisting the nose produces blood,
so stirring up anger produces strife.”
Proverbs 30:33
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
33 For as pressing milk produces curds
and pressing the nose produces blood,
so pressing anger produces strife.(A)
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