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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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)

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

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18 Lying lips conceal hatred,
    and whoever utters slander 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 Truthful lips endure forever,
    but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.(A)

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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 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
    but those who act faithfully are his delight.(A)

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

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20 The crooked of mind do not prosper,
    and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.(A)

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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 What is desirable in a person is loyalty,
    and it is better to be poor than a liar.

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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

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a snare[a] of death.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 21.6 Gk: Heb seekers

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

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28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
    and a flattering mouth works ruin.(A)

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33 For the churning of milk produces butter,
and twisting a nose draws blood,
and stirring up anger produces strife.(A)

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33 For as pressing milk produces curds
    and pressing the nose produces blood,
    so pressing anger produces strife.(A)

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