Proverbs 6:16
New King James Version
16 These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to [a]Him:
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:16 Lit. His soul
Proverbs 6:16
Authorized (King James) Version
16 These six things doth the Lord hate:
yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
Proverbs 6:19
New King James Version
Proverbs 6:19
Authorized (King James) Version
19 a false witness that speaketh lies,
and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Proverbs 10:12
New King James Version
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
But (A)love covers all sins.
Proverbs 10:12
Authorized (King James) Version
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes:
but love covereth all sins.
Proverbs 11:9
New King James Version
9 The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
Proverbs 11:9
Authorized (King James) Version
9 An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour:
but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
Proverbs 11:12-13
New King James Version
12 He who [a]is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor,
But a man of understanding holds his peace.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:12 Lit. lacks heart
Proverbs 11:12-13
Authorized (King James) Version
12 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour:
but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
13 A talebearer revealeth secrets:
but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
Proverbs 16:27-28
New King James Version
27 [a]An ungodly man digs up evil,
And it is on his lips like a burning (A)fire.
28 A perverse man sows strife,
And (B)a whisperer separates the best of friends.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:27 Lit. A man of Belial
Proverbs 16:27-28
Authorized (King James) Version
27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil:
and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
28 A froward man soweth strife:
and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Proverbs 17:4
New King James Version
4 An evildoer gives heed to false lips;
A liar listens eagerly to a [a]spiteful tongue.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:4 Lit. destructive
Proverbs 17:4
Authorized (King James) Version
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips;
and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Proverbs 17:9
New King James Version
Proverbs 17:9
Authorized (King James) Version
9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Proverbs 18:8
New King James Version
8 (A)The words of a [a]talebearer are like [b]tasty trifles,
And they go down into the [c]inmost body.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:8 gossip or slanderer
- Proverbs 18:8 A Jewish tradition wounds
- Proverbs 18:8 Lit. rooms of the belly
Proverbs 18:8
Authorized (King James) Version
8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds,
and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
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