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

16 There are (A)six things that the Lord hates,
    (B)seven that are an abomination to him:
17 (C)haughty eyes, (D)a lying tongue,
    and (E)hands that shed innocent blood,
18 (F)a heart that devises wicked plans,
    (G)feet that make haste to run to evil,
19 (H)a false witness who (I)breathes out lies,
    and one who (J)sows discord among brothers.

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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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Whoever (A)covers an offense seeks love,
    but he who repeats a matter (B)separates close friends.

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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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14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
    so (A)quit before the quarrel breaks out.

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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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19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
    he who (A)makes his door high seeks destruction.

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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

18 Whoever (A)isolates himself seeks his own desire;
    he breaks out against all sound judgment.

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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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19 A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city,
    and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

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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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Footnotes

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

11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
    but a wise man quietly holds it back.

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

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22 (A)A man of wrath stirs up strife,
    and one given to anger causes much transgression.

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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

32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
    or if you have been devising evil,
    (A)put your hand on your mouth.
33 For pressing milk produces curds,
    pressing the nose produces blood,
    and pressing anger produces strife.

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