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”

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,(A)
but whoever gossips about it separates friends.(B)

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He who forgives an affront fosters love,
    but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.

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14 To start a conflict is to release a flood;
stop the dispute before it breaks out.(A)

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14 Like the release of water is the beginning of strife;
    before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.

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19 One who loves to offend loves strife;(A)
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.

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19 He who loves transgression loves strife;
    he who builds his high thresholds seeks destruction.

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18 One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires;
he rebels against all sound judgment.

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18 He who is selfish seeks a craving;[a]
    against all sound judgment he shows contempt.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:1 Or “boundary”

19 An offended brother is harder to reach[a]
than a fortified city,
and quarrels are like the bars of a fortress.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:19 LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg read is stronger

19 A brother who is offended is worse than a city of strength,
    and quarrels are like the bars of a fortification.

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11 A fool gives full vent to his anger,[a](A)
but a wise man holds it in check.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:11 Lit spirit

11 A fool gives all his breath,[a]
    but the wise holds back in quiet.

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  1. Proverbs 29:11 Or “spirit”

22 An angry man stirs up conflict,
and a hot-tempered man[a] increases rebellion.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 29:22 Lit a master of rage

22 A man of anger will stir strife,
    and the owner of anger, much transgression.

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32 If you have been foolish by exalting yourself
or if you’ve been scheming,
put your hand over your mouth.(A)
33 For the churning of milk produces butter,
and twisting a nose draws blood,
and stirring up anger produces strife.(B)

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32 If you have been foolish by exalting yourself,
    and if you have devised evil, put your hand to your mouth.
33 For pressing milk produces curd,
    and pressing the nose produces blood,
    so pressing anger[a] produces strife.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:33 Literally “nostrils”