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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

Things That Are Disgusting to the Lord

16 These are six things the Lord hates,
seven things that really disgust him:
17 arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that run quickly to do evil,
19 a false witness who breathes lies,
and a person who spreads conflict between brothers.

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He who (A)covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter (B)separates close companions.

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A person who covers an offense pursues love,
but one who repeats the matter separates friends.

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14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
So (A)abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

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14 Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate,
so stop the dispute before it gets started.

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19 He who (A)loves transgression loves quarreling;
He who (B)makes his doorway high seeks destruction.

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19 A person who loves sin loves conflict.
A person who builds his gate high invites destruction.

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18 He who separates himself seeks his own desire,
He (A)breaks out in dispute against all sound wisdom.

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18 A person who is a loner seeks his own desires.
He fights against all sound judgment.

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19 A brother offended is harder to win over than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.

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19 A brother who has been wronged is harder to regain than a strong city,
and disputes are like a bar across the gate of a citadel.

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11 A (A)fool [a]lets out all of his spirit,
But a (B)wise man holds it back.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:11 Lit sends forth all his spirit

11 A fool vents all his emotions,
but a wise person calmly restrains them.

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22 An (A)angry man stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

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22 A hothead stirs up a fight,
and a quick-tempered person commits many sins.

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32 If you have been wickedly foolish in lifting yourself up,
Or if you have schemed evil, (A)put your hand on your mouth.
33 For pressing milk brings forth butter,
And pressing the nose brings forth blood;
And pressing (B)anger brings forth strife.

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32 If you have acted like a fool by exalting yourself,
or if you have been scheming,
put your hand over your mouth,
33 because just as pressing milk produces cheese,[a]
and pressing a nose brings forth blood,
so pressing one’s anger produces a fight.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:33 Or churning milk produces butter