¹⁶ These six things doth the Lord hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto Him:

¹⁷ a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁸ a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

¹⁹ a false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

17 Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith than a house full of feasting with strife.

¹⁸ Casting lots causeth contentions to cease, and parteth the strife of the mighty.

¹⁹ An offended brother is harder to be won back than a stronghold city, and his contentions are like the bars of a castle.