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What Yahweh Hates

16 There are six things Yahweh hates,
    and seven things are abominations of his soul:[a]
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
    and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a devising heart, plans of deception,
    feet that hurry to run to evil,[b]
19 a false witness who breathes lies
    and sends out discord[c] between brothers.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:16 Or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 6:18 Hebrew “the evil”
  3. Proverbs 6:19 Or “quarrels”

What God Hates

16 Here are six things that the Lord hates—
    seven, in fact,[a] are detestable to him:[b]
17 Arrogant eyes,
    a lying tongue,
        and hands shedding innocent blood;
18 a heart crafting evil plans,
    feet running swiftly to wickedness,
19 a false witness snorting lies,
    and someone sowing quarrels between brothers.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:16 The Heb. lacks in fact
  2. Proverbs 6:16 Lit. to his soul

13 The fear of Yahweh is hatred of evil,
    pride, and arrogance and an evil way.
    And I hate a mouth of perversity.

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13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil.
    Pride, arrogance, an evil lifestyle,
        and perverted speech I despise.

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Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you;
    rebuke the wise and he will love you.

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Don’t rebuke a mocker or he will hate you.
    Rebuke a wise person, and he will love you.

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12 Hatred stirs up strife,
    but love covers over all offenses.

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12 Hatred awakens contention,
    but love covers all transgressions.

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18 He who conceals hatred has lips of deceit,
    and he who utters slander—he is a fool.

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18 Whoever conceals hatred is a deceitful liar,
    and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

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The righteous hates a word of falsehood;
    the wicked will bring shame and disgrace.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 13:5 Literally “he will bring disgrace”

A righteous person hates deceit,
    but the wicked person is shameful and disgraceful.

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24 He who withholds his rod hates his child,
    but he who loves him gives him[a] discipline.

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  1. Proverbs 13:24 Literally “visits him”

24 Whoever does not discipline[a] his son hates him,
    but whoever loves him is diligent to correct him.

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  1. Proverbs 13:24 Lit. Whoever spares the rod

17 He who is short of temper[a] will act foolishly,
    and the man who schemes will be hated.

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  1. Proverbs 14:17 Literally “nostril”

17 A quick tempered person does foolish things,
    and a devious man is hated.

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17 Better is a dinner of vegetables when[a] love is there
    than a fattened ox and hatred with it.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 15:17 Hebrew “and”
  2. Proverbs 15:17 Or “him”

17 A vegetarian meal[a] served with love is better
    than a big, thick steak[b] with a plateful of[c] animosity.

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  1. Proverbs 15:17 Lit. A meal of herbs
  2. Proverbs 15:17 Lit. a fattened ox
  3. Proverbs 15:17 The Heb. lacks a plateful of

24 On his lips, an enemy will pretend,
    but inside[a] he will harbor deceit.

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  1. Proverbs 26:24 Literally “in his midst”

24 Someone who hates hides behind his words,
    harboring deceit within himself.

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26 Though hatred is covered with guile,
    its evil will be exposed in the assembly.

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26 Though malice disguises itself with deception,
    its evil will be exposed publicly.

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