Proverbs 6:16-19
Modern English Version
16 These six things the Lord hates,
yes, seven are an abomination to 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 mischief,
19 a false witness who speaks lies,
and he who sows discord among brethren.
Proverbs 6:16-19
Authorized (King James) Version
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 deviseth wicked imaginations,
feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19 a false witness that speaketh lies,
and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Proverbs 10:18
Modern English Version
18 He who hides hatred has lying lips,
and he who spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 10:18
Authorized (King James) Version
18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips,
and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
Proverbs 12:19
Modern English Version
19 The truthful lip will be established forever,
but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 12:19
Authorized (King James) Version
19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever:
but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 12:22
Modern English Version
22 Lying lips are abomination to the Lord,
but those who deal truly are His delight.
Proverbs 12:22
Authorized (King James) Version
22 Lying lips are abomination to the Lord:
but they that deal truly are his delight.
Proverbs 13:5
Modern English Version
5 A righteous man hates lying,
but a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.
Proverbs 13:5
Authorized (King James) Version
5 A righteous man hateth lying:
but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
Proverbs 17:20
Modern English Version
20 He who has a deceitful heart finds no good,
and he who has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.
Proverbs 17:20
Authorized (King James) Version
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good:
and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Proverbs 19:22
Modern English Version
22 The desire of a man is his kindness,
and a poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs 19:22
Authorized (King James) Version
22 The desire of a man is his kindness:
and a poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs 21:6
Modern English Version
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
is a vanity tossed back and forth by those who seek death.
Proverbs 21:6
Authorized (King James) Version
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
Proverbs 26:28
Modern English Version
28 A lying tongue hates those who are afflicted by it,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs 26:28
Authorized (King James) Version
28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it;
and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
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