16 ¶ These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, his soul abhorreth seven:

17 The haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and the hands that shed innocent blood,

18 An heart that imagineth wicked enterprises, [a]feet that be swift in running to mischief,

19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and him that raiseth up contentions among [b]brethren.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:18 Meaning, the raging affections, which carry a man away in such sort that he cannot tell what he doeth.
  2. Proverbs 6:19 Or, neighbors.

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