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16 There are six things the Lord hates.
    There are seven things ·he cannot stand [L that are an abomination to his soul]:
17     ·a proud look [haughty eyes],
    a lying tongue,
    hands that ·kill [L spill the blood of] innocent people,
18 a ·mind [heart] that thinks up evil plans,
    feet that are quick to ·do [L run to] evil,
19     a witness who lies,
    and someone who starts ·arguments [conflicts; fights] among·families [brothers; Ps. 133].

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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

17 Don’t help those who are ·guilty of [oppressed/burdened by] murder;
let them ·run [flee] ·until they die [L to the pit/grave; Gen. 9:5–6].

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17 A person who is (A)burdened with the guilt of human blood
Will [a]be a fugitive until death; no one is to support him!

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:17 Lit flee to the pit