Proverbs 6:17
in Proverbs 6haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
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ASV
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;
KJV
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
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This verse in Proverbs 6
Commentary
4 notes on this verseHaughty eyes, a lying tongue, etc. He enumerates six capital crimes, which yet, in comparison to the one who sows discord, he somewhat diminishes as lesser, because indeed the greater crime is that which disrupts the unity and fraternity connected by the grace of the …
This site's exposition
yea, seven are an abomination unto him
on Proverbs 6:16-19
Six things, yea seven, is a numerical form used elsewhere in the wisdom literature, naming a full list and then adding one more item to press past a round number into completeness. The list moves from a look, a proud look, to a final act, discord sown among brethren, tracing sin from the eyes down through the tongue, hands, heart, and feet before it settles in the community itself. Discord among brethren closing the list echoes the naughty person of the previous unit, and the commentators read the placement as deliberate, the private deceiver's habit named as the very thing the Lord abhors.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
A commentator
John ChrysostomCOMMENTARY ON THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON, FRAGMENT 6:17 · Written in the 5th century.
proposed
"A proud eye, an unjust tongue, hands that shed just blood." He [Solomon] emphasizes evil actions through members of the body used wickedly. As the eye, the tongue and the hands act in the body, in the same manner reflection, impulse and decision act in the soul. And, he [Solomon] did not enumerate these things to us without reason, but in order that we might learn to be moderate through them. Those who, while drinking the blood of the Lord, yet remain polluted with iniquity are shedding the blood of the just.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
A proud look,.... Or, "eyes elated" (d); scorning to look down upon others; or looking upon them with disdain; or reckoning them as unworthy to be looked upon, having an high opinion of their own worth and merit.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עֵינַ֣יִם | ʾeinayim | eyes | H5869 → | 887 times |
| רָ֭מוֹת | ramot | haughty | H7311 → | 190 times |
| לְשׁ֣וֹן | leshon | a tongue of | H3956 → | 117 times |
| שָׁ֑קֶר | shaker | falsehood | H8267 → | 113 times |
| וְ֝יָדַ֗יִם | veyadayim | and hands | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| שֹׁפְכ֥וֹת | shofekhot | [which] shed | H8210 → | |
| דָּם־ | dom- | blood | H1818 → | 360 times |
| נָקִֽי׃ | naki | innocent | H5355 → |
עֵינַ֣יִםeyes
ʾeinayimH5869 →887 times
רָ֭מוֹתhaughty
ramotH7311 →190 times
לְשׁ֣וֹןa tongue of
leshonH3956 →117 times
שָׁ֑קֶרfalsehood
shakerH8267 →113 times
וְ֝יָדַ֗יִםand hands
veyadayimH3027 →1618 times
שֹׁפְכ֥וֹת[which] shed
shofekhotH8210 →
דָּם־blood
dom-H1818 →360 times
נָקִֽי׃innocent
nakiH5355 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 12:22Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
it leads to
- Revelation 22:15
But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 5:6
You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
- Proverbs 6:16–17
There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
- Proverbs 11:20
The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
- Jeremiah 9:24
But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,”…
- Revelation 22:15
Through
Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
it leads to
- Micah 3:4
Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.
- Isaiah 59:2–3
But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.
- Proverbs 1:28
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
- Micah 3:4
Where this verse is studied
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About Proverbs
This page draws on Bede, Commentary on Proverbs; Charles Bridges, An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Proverbs of Solomon; John Chrysostom, COMMENTARY ON THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON, FRAGMENT 6:17 and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).