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16 There are six things which Yahweh hates,
Even seven which are an abomination [a]to Him:
17 (A)Haughty eyes, a (B)lying tongue,
And hands that (C)shed innocent blood,
18 A heart that devises (D)wicked thoughts,
(E)Feet that hasten to run to evil,
19 A (F)false witness who breathes out lies,
And one who [b](G)spreads strife among brothers.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:16 Lit of His soul
  2. Proverbs 6:19 Lit sends out

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

17 He who breathes out truth declares what is right,
But a false witness, deceit.

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17 He who will speak truth will reveal righteousness,
    but the witness of falsehood, deceit.

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A (A)faithful witness will not lie,
But a (B)false witness (C)breathes out lies.

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A faithful witness does not lie,
    but he who breathes out falsehood is a witness of deceit.

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25 A truthful witness delivers souls,
But he who (A)breathes out lies is deceitful.

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25 He who saves lives[a] is a witness of truth,
    but he who utters lies is a betrayer.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:25 Or “souls,” or “inner selves”

A [a](A)false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who (B)breathes out lies will not escape.

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  1. Proverbs 19:5 Lit witness of lies, cf. Ex 20:16

A witness of falsehood will not go unpunished,
    and he who breathes lies will not escape.

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A [a](A)false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who breathes out lies will perish.

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  1. Proverbs 19:9 Lit witness of lies, cf. Ex 20:16

A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and he who breathes lies will perish.

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28 A vile witness scoffs at justice,
And the mouth of the wicked (A)swallows up iniquity.

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28 A worthless witness will mock justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked will devour iniquity.

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28 A (A)false witness will perish,
But the man who listens will speak forever.

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28 A false witness will perish,
    but a man who listens will testify with[a] success.

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  1. Proverbs 21:28 Hebrew “to the”

18 Like a club and a (A)sword and a sharp (B)arrow
Is a man who bears [a](C)false witness against his neighbor.

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  1. Proverbs 25:18 Or lying witness, cf. Ex 20:16

18 Like a club and sword and a sharp arrow
    is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

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