Proverbs
Proverbs 6:16–18
16There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
17haughty eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
18a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that run swiftly to evil,
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 |
Proverbs 6:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a heart | לֵ֗ב | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| that devises | חֹ֭רֵשׁ | ḥō·rêš | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise |
| wicked | אָ֑וֶן | ’ā·wen | Noun - masculine singular | H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness |
| schemes | מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת | maḥ·šə·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4284 thought, device |
| feet | רַגְלַ֥יִם | raḡ·la·yim | Noun - fd | H7272 foot |
| that run | לָר֥וּץ | lā·rūṣ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7323 run |
| swiftly | מְ֝מַהֲר֗וֹת | mə·ma·hă·rō·wṯ | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural | H4116 hasten |
| to evil | לָֽרָעָה׃ | lå̄·rå̄·ʿå̄h | Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
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
Proverbs 6:18 Genesis 6:5 · Proverbs 1:16 · Jeremiah 4:14 · Psalm 36:4 · Romans 3:15 · Isaiah 59:7 · Zechariah 8:17 · Micah 2:1 · Proverbs 24:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.