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

17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

18 a heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to evil,

19 a false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brethren.

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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)

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31 ¶ The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

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31 From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,(A)
    but a perverse tongue(B) will be silenced.

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19 ¶ The lip of truth shall be established for ever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

20 ¶ Deceit is in the heart of those whose thoughts are evil, but joy in that of those whose thoughts are good.

21 ¶ No iniquity shall overtake the righteous: but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

22 ¶ Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but the workers of the truth are his delight.

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19 Truthful lips endure forever,
    but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

20 Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil,
    but those who promote peace have joy.(A)

21 No harm overtakes the righteous,(B)
    but the wicked have their fill of trouble.

22 The Lord detests lying lips,(C)
    but he delights(D) in people who are trustworthy.(E)

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¶ The righteous man hates lying: but the wicked man makes himself loathsome, and abominable.

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The righteous hate what is false,(A)
    but the wicked make themselves a stench
    and bring shame on themselves.

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25 ¶ The true witness delivers souls, but the deceitful one speaks lies.

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25 A truthful witness saves lives,
    but a false witness is deceitful.(A)

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¶ Excellent speech is not suitable for a fool: much less lying lips for a prince!

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Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
    how much worse lying lips to a ruler!(A)

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20 ¶ He that has a perverse heart shall never find good, and he that stirs up trouble with his tongue shall fall into evil.

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20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
    one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

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¶ The false witness shall not go unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall perish.

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A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and whoever pours out lies will perish.(A)

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¶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of those that seek death.

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A fortune made by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death

28 ¶ The false witness shall perish, but the man that hears shall stand fast in his word.

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28 A false witness(A) will perish,(B)
    but a careful listener will testify successfully.

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18 ¶ A man that bears false witness against his neighbour is a maul and a sword and a sharp arrow.

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18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
    is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.(A)

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18 ¶ As a mad man who casts firebrands, arrows, and death,

19 so is the man that destroys his friend and says, Am I not in sport?

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18 Like a maniac shooting
    flaming arrows of death
19 is one who deceives their neighbor
    and says, “I was only joking!”

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24 ¶ He that hates dissembles with his lips and lays up deceit within him;

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24 Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,(A)
    but in their hearts they harbor deceit.(B)

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