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16 There are six things which Yahweh hates;
    yes, seven which are an abomination to him:
17 arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,
    hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked schemes,
    feet that are swift in running to mischief,
19 a false witness who utters lies,
    and he who sows discord among brothers.

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16 There are six things that the Lord hates,
Seven that 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 plans,
(E)Feet that run rapidly to evil,
19 A (F)false witness who declares 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

He who covers an offense promotes love;
    but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

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One who (A)conceals an offense seeks love,
But one who repeats a matter (B)separates close friends.

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14 The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam,
    therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

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

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19 He who loves disobedience loves strife.
    One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

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19 One who (A)loves wrongdoing loves strife;
One who (B)makes his doorway high seeks destruction.

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18 A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness,
    and defies all sound judgment.

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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

18 One who separates himself seeks his own desire;
He [a](A)quarrels against all sound wisdom.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:1 Lit breaks out

19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city.
    Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

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19 A brother who is offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
And quarrels are like the bars of a citadel.

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11 A fool vents all of his anger,
    but a wise man brings himself under control.

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11 A (A)fool [a]always loses his temper,
But a (B)wise person holds it back.

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

22 An angry man stirs up strife,
    and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

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

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32 “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself,
    or if you have thought evil,
put your hand over your mouth.
33     For as the churning of milk produces butter,
    and the wringing of the nose produces blood;
    so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”

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32 If you have been foolish in exalting yourself,
Or if you have plotted evil, (A)put your hand on your mouth.
33 For the [a]churning of milk produces butter,
And pressing the nose produces blood;
So the [b]churning of (B)anger produces strife.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:33 Lit pressing
  2. Proverbs 30:33 Lit pressing