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Proverbs 6:12–19

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Against Worthlessness

12A worthless man, an evil man,

goes around with deceitful speech.d

13Winking in his eye, shuffling in his foot,

pointing in his fingers,

14perversion in his heart, he devises evil;

at all times he will send out discord.e

15Upon such a man,f suddenly shall his calamity come;

in a moment he will be damaged and there is no healing.g

What Yahweh Hates

16There are six things Yahweh hates,

and seven things are abominations of his soul:h

17haughty eyes, a lying tongue,

and hands that shed innocent blood,

18a devising heart, plans of deception,

feet that hurry to run to evil,i

19a false witness who breathes lies

and sends out discordj between brothers.

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Footnotes

  1. dLiterally “crookedness of mouth”
  2. eOr “quarrels”
  3. fLiterally “thus”
  4. gOr “repair”
  5. hOr “inner self”
  6. iHebrew “the evil”
  7. jOr “quarrels”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

A worthless person, a wicked man,

goes about with crooked speech,

winks with his eyes, signals with his feet,

points with his finger,

with perverted heart devises evil,

continually sowing discord;

therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly;

in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.

There are six things that the Lord hates,

seven that are an abomination to him:

haughty eyes, a lying tongue,

and hands that shed innocent blood,

a heart that devises wicked plans,

feet that make haste to run to evil,

a false witness who breathes out lies,

and one who sows discord among brothers.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A troublemaker and a villain,

who goes about with a corrupt mouth,

who winks maliciously with his eye,

signals with his feet

and motions with his fingers,

who plots evil with deceit in his heart—

he always stirs up conflict.

Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant;

he will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.

There are six things the Lord hates,

seven that are detestable to him:

haughty eyes,

a lying tongue,

hands that shed innocent blood,

a heart that devises wicked schemes,

feet that are quick to rush into evil,

a false witness who pours out lies

and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A worthless person, a wicked man

goes around speaking dishonestly,

winking his eyes, signaling with his feet,

and gesturing with his fingers.

He always plots evil with perversity in his heart;

he stirs up trouble.

Therefore calamity will strike him suddenly;

he will be shattered instantly, beyond recovery.

The Lord hates six things;

in fact, seven are detestable to him:

arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,

hands that shed innocent blood,

a heart that plots wicked schemes,

feet eager to run to evil,

a lying witness who gives false testimony,

and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

What are worthless and wicked people like?

They are constant liars,

signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye,

a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers.

Their perverted hearts plot evil,

and they constantly stir up trouble.

But they will be destroyed suddenly,

broken in an instant beyond all hope of healing.

There are six things the Lord hates—

no, seven things he detests:

haughty eyes,

a lying tongue,

hands that kill the innocent,

a heart that plots evil,

feet that race to do wrong,

a false witness who pours out lies,

a person who sows discord in a family.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

KJV 1900King James Version

A naughty person, a wicked man,

Walketh with a froward mouth.

He winketh with his eyes,

He speaketh with his feet,

He teacheth with his fingers;

Frowardness is in his heart,

He deviseth mischief continually;

He soweth discord.

Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly;

Suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

These six things doth the Lord hate:

Yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

A proud look, a lying tongue,

And hands that shed innocent blood,

An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations,

Feet that be swift in running to mischief,

A false witness that speaketh lies,

And he that soweth discord among brethren.

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