What the Lord Hates

16 The Lord hates six things;
in fact, seven are detestable to him:
17 arrogant eyes,(A) a lying tongue,(B)
hands that shed innocent blood,(C)
18 a heart that plots wicked schemes,(D)
feet eager to run to evil,(E)
19 a lying witness who gives false testimony,(F)
and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.(G)

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What Yahweh Hates

16 There are six things Yahweh hates,
    and seven things are abominations of his soul:[a]
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
    and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a devising heart, plans of deception,
    feet that hurry to run to evil,[b]
19 a false witness who breathes lies
    and sends out discord[c] between brothers.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:16 Or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 6:18 Hebrew “the evil”
  3. Proverbs 6:19 Or “quarrels”

18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads slander is a fool.(A)

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18 He who conceals hatred has lips of deceit,
    and he who utters slander—he is a fool.

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19 Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue, only a moment.(A)

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19 A lip of truth endures forever,
    but a tongue of deception lasts only a moment.

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22 Lying lips are detestable to the Lord,(A)
but faithful people are his delight.(B)

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22 An abomination of Yahweh are lips of deceit,
    but they who act faithfully are his delight.

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The righteous hate lying,
but the wicked bring disgust and shame.

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The righteous hates a word of falsehood;
    the wicked will bring shame and disgrace.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:5 Literally “he will bring disgrace”

20 One with a twisted mind will not succeed,
and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.(A)

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20 He who is crooked of heart[a] will not find goodness,
    and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:20 Or “mind”

22 What is desirable in a person is his fidelity;
better to be a poor person than a liar.(A)

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22 The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty,
    and it is better to be poor than a liar.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:22 Literally “man of lying”

Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist,[a] a pursuit of death.[b][c](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 21:6 Or a breath blown away
  2. 21:6 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg read a snare of death
  3. 21:6 Lit is vanity, ones seeking death

He who makes treasure by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and seeker[a] of death.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:6 Hebrew “seekers”

28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

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28 A tongue of deceit hates its victim,
    and a flattering mouth makes ruin.

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