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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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 Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips(A)
    and spreads slander is a fool.

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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 lasts only a moment.

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

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

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

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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 a person desires is unfailing love[a];
    better to be poor than a liar.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame

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

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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

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 hurts,
    and a flattering mouth(A) works 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 as churning cream produces butter,
    and as twisting the nose produces blood,
    so stirring up anger produces strife.”

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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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