Proverbs
Proverbs 6:16–17
16There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
17haughty eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Proverbs 6:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There are | הֵ֭נָּה | hên·nāh | Pronoun - third person feminine plural | H2007 they |
| six | שֶׁשׁ־ | šeš- | Number - feminine singular construct | H8337 six |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| hates | שָׂנֵ֣א | śā·nê | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8130 hate |
| seven | וְ֝שֶׁ֗בַע | wə·še·ḇa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| that are detestable | תּוֹעֲבוֹת | tō·ʿă·ḇōṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8441 abomination |
| to Him | נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | nap̄·šōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Proverbs 6:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| haughty | רָ֭מוֹת | rā·mō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| eyes | עֵינַ֣יִם | ‘ê·na·yim | Noun - cd | H5869 eye |
| a lying | שָׁ֑קֶר | šā·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| tongue | לְשׁ֣וֹן | lə·šō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H3956 tongue |
| hands | וְ֝יָדַ֗יִם | wə·yā·ḏa·yim | Conjunctive waw; Noun - fd | H3027 hand |
| that shed | שֹׁפְכ֥וֹת | šō·p̄ə·ḵō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H8210 pour out, pour |
| innocent | נָקִֽי׃ | nā·qî | Adjective - masculine singular | H5355 clean, free from, exempt |
| blood | דָּם־ | dām- | Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 6:16 Psalm 11:5 · Proverbs 8:13 · Proverbs 11:20 · Proverbs 17:15 · Deuteronomy 25:16 · Proverbs 3:32 · Proverbs 11:1 · Proverbs 15:8–9 · Deuteronomy 24:4 · Amos 1:6 · Proverbs 30:21 · Amos 1:11
Proverbs 6:17 Psalm 120:2–3 · Proverbs 12:22 · Psalm 101:5 · Isaiah 1:15 · Psalm 5:6 · Proverbs 21:4 · Deuteronomy 27:25 · Proverbs 26:28 · Isaiah 3:9 · Hosea 4:1–2 · Isaiah 3:16 · John 8:44
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.