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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />A proud look [the attitude that makes one overestimate oneself and discount others], a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Those who are too proud or tell lies or murder, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill innocent people,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, and hands shedding innocent blood;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />High eyes, "" False tongues, "" And hands shedding innocent blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Eyes high -- tongues false -- And hands shedding innocent blood -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Eyes being lifted up; a tongue of falsehood, and hands shedding innocent blood,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Lofty eyes and the false tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust, hands shedding the blood of the just;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/6-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=1010" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/6.htm">Warnings Against Foolishness</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: rā·mō·wṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">haughty</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·na·yim (N-cd) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">eyes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267: šā·qer (N-ms) -- Deception, disappointment, falsehood. From shaqar; an untruth; by implication, a sham.">a lying</a> <a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="3956: lə·šō·wn (N-csc) -- Tongue. Or lashon; also feminine lshonah; from lashan; the tongue, used literally, and figuratively.">tongue,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: wə·yā·ḏa·yim (Conj-w:: N-fd) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: šō·p̄ə·ḵō·wṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">that shed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5355.htm" title="5355: nā·qî (Adj-ms) -- Clean, free from, exempt. Or naqiyi,; from naqah; innocent.">innocent</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dām- (N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">blood,</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a></span><br />But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a></span><br />Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Matthew 23:12</a></span><br />For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-14.htm">Luke 18:14</a></span><br />I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-16.htm">Romans 12:16</a></span><br />Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-3.htm">Philippians 2:3</a></span><br />Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-16.htm">1 John 2:16</a></span><br />For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-21.htm">Mark 7:21-23</a></span><br />For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. / All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-2.htm">2 Timothy 3:2</a></span><br />For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11-12</a></span><br />The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-15.htm">Isaiah 5:15</a></span><br />So mankind will be brought low, and each man humbled; the arrogant will lower their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-12.htm">Isaiah 10:12</a></span><br />So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Obadiah 1:3-4</a></span><br />The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/101-5.htm">Psalm 101:5</a></span><br />Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,</p><p class="hdg">a proud look</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/30-13.htm">Proverbs 30:13</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/10-4.htm">Psalm 10:4</a></b></br> The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek <i>after God</i>: God <i>is</i> not in all his thoughts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-27.htm">Psalm 18:27</a></b></br> For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.</p><p class="hdg">lying</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/12-22.htm">Proverbs 12:22</a></b></br> Lying lips <i>are</i> abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly <i>are</i> his delight.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/14-5.htm">Proverbs 14:5</a></b></br> A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/26-28.htm">Proverbs 26:28</a></b></br> A lying tongue hateth <i>those that are</i> afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.</p><p class="hdg">and hands</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-11.htm">Proverbs 1:11</a></b></br> If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/27-25.htm">Deuteronomy 27:25</a></b></br> Cursed <i>be</i> he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/24-4.htm">2 Kings 24:4</a></b></br> And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/1-18.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-15.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-13.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-10.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/138-6.htm">Haughty</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-8.htm">High</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-11.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/psalms/144-11.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-34.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-34.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-16.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/job/15-33.htm">Shedding</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-24.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/psalms/140-3.htm">Tongues</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/12-6.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-25.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-18.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Haughty</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-2.htm">High</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-29.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-18.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-13.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-25.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Shedding</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-24.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-11.htm">Tongues</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-1.htm">against indebtedness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-6.htm">idleness </a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">and mischievousness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">seven things detestable to God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-20.htm">the blessings of obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-25.htm">the mischief of unfaithfulness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Haughty eyes</b><br>This phrase refers to pride and arrogance, a sin that is consistently condemned throughout Scripture. In biblical context, "haughty eyes" symbolize a heart that is lifted up in self-exaltation, looking down on others. <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a> warns that pride precedes destruction, and <a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11</a> speaks of the Lord humbling the haughty. The cultural context of ancient Israel placed a high value on humility and reverence for God, contrasting with the pride of surrounding nations. This pride is antithetical to the character of Christ, who exemplified humility (<a href="/philippians/2-5.htm">Philippians 2:5-8</a>).<p><b>A lying tongue</b><br>Lying is a direct violation of the ninth commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-16.htm">Exodus 20:16</a>) and is seen as an abomination to God. In biblical times, truthfulness was essential for maintaining justice and community trust. The tongue, as described in <a href="/james/3-6.htm">James 3:6</a>, has the power to corrupt and destroy. The deceitful tongue is contrasted with the truthfulness of Jesus, who is described as "the way, the truth, and the life" (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>). The prophetic literature, such as <a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Jeremiah 9:3-5</a>, often condemns the deceitfulness of the people, calling them to repentance.<p><b>Hands that shed innocent blood</b><br>This phrase highlights the severity of murder and violence, which are condemned throughout Scripture. The shedding of innocent blood is a grave sin, first seen in the story of Cain and Abel (<a href="/genesis/4-8.htm">Genesis 4:8-10</a>). The historical context of ancient Israel included laws that protected the innocent and prescribed justice for murderers (<a href="/numbers/35-33.htm">Numbers 35:33</a>). This phrase also prophetically points to the ultimate shedding of innocent blood in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, who, though innocent, was sacrificed for the sins of humanity (<a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7-9</a>). The call for justice and protection of the innocent is a recurring theme in the prophets, such as in <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally considered the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. He compiled these sayings to impart wisdom and moral instruction.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom the Proverbs were originally addressed, providing guidance for living a life pleasing to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wise_and_the_foolish.htm">The Wise and the Foolish</a></b><br>Throughout Proverbs, these two archetypes represent those who follow God's wisdom and those who reject it.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/guard_against_pride.htm">Guard Against Pride</a></b><br>"Haughty eyes" symbolize arrogance and self-exaltation. As believers, we must cultivate humility, recognizing our dependence on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/speak_truthfully.htm">Speak Truthfully</a></b><br>A "lying tongue" is detestable to God. We are called to be people of integrity, ensuring our words reflect truth and honesty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_life.htm">Value Life</a></b><br>"Hands that shed innocent blood" remind us of the sanctity of life. We must advocate for justice and protect the vulnerable, aligning our actions with God's heart for the innocent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflect_on_inner_attitudes.htm">Reflect on Inner Attitudes</a></b><br>These verses challenge us to examine our hearts, as outward actions often reflect inner attitudes. Regular self-examination and repentance are crucial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seek_god's_wisdom.htm">Seek God's Wisdom</a></b><br>Proverbs encourages us to seek divine wisdom to navigate life's challenges, avoiding the pitfalls of pride, deceit, and violence.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_seven_things_god_hates.htm">What are the seven things God hates?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'fathers_ate_sour_grapes'.htm">Is choosing the lesser evil supported by the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_view_on_lifespan.htm">Which sin is considered greater?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_hate_if_'god_is_love'.htm">Why does Proverbs 6:16-19 say God hates certain behaviors if 'God is love' elsewhere (e.g., 1 John 4:8)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">A proud look.--</span>Hateful to God, because rendering men unfit to receive grace. Till they acknowledge their weakness, they will not seek for His strength, and without it they can make no progress in holiness. (Comp. <a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm" title="Likewise, you younger, submit yourselves to the elder. Yes, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resists the proud, and gives grace to the humble.">1Peter 5:5</a>, and Christ's commendation of the "poor in spirit," <a href="/matthew/5-3.htm" title="Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.">Matthew 5:3</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - The enumeration begins with <span class="accented">pride. <span class="cmt_word"></span>A proud look</span> (Hebrew, <span class="accented">eynayim ramoth</span>); literally, <span class="accented">haughty or lofty eyes</span>, as in the margin; Vulgate, <span class="accented">oculos sublimes</span>; LXX., <span class="greek">ὀφθάλμὸς ὑβριστοῦ</span>. It is not merely the look which is meant, but the temper of mind which the look expresses (Wardlaw). The lofty look is the indication of the swelling pride which fills the heart, the <span class="accented">mentis elatae tumor</span>, the supreme disdain, <span class="accented">grande supercilium</span>, for everything and everybody. Pride is put first, because it is at the bottom of all disobedience and rebellion against God's laws. It is the very opposite of humility, which the apostle, in <a href="/ephesians/4-2.htm">Ephesians 4:2</a>, mentions as the basis, as it were, of all the virtues. All pride is intended, and the face of the Lord is against this pride. He "resisteth the proud;" he "knoweth them afar off;" he "hath respect unto the lowly;" he "will bring down high looks" (<a href="/psalms/18-27.htm">Psalm 18:27</a>); he judgeth those that are high (<a href="/job/21-22.htm">Job 21:22</a>). It is against this spirit that Job prays Jehovah "to behold every one that is proud, and abase him," and "to look upon every one that is proud, and bring him low" (<a href="/job/40-11.htm">Job 40:11, 12</a>). The next thing in the enumeration is a lying tongue. Lying is hateful to God, because he is the God of truth. In a concise form the expression, "a lying tongue," represents what has been already said in vers. 12 and 13 of "the wicked man" who "walks with a froward mouth," and whose conduct is made up of deceit. Lying is the wilful perversion of truth, not only by speech, but by any means whatever whereby a false impression is conveyed to the mind. The liar "sticks not at any lies, flatteries, or calumnies" (Patrick). Lying is elsewhere denounced as the subject which excites the Divine displeasure (see <a href="/psalms/5-6.htm">Psalm 5:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/120-3.htm">Psalm 120:3, 4</a>; <a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-3</a>; <a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8, 27</a>); and in the early Christian Church, in the case of Ananias and Sapphira, it was punished with death. On the subject of lying, see St. Augustine, 'Enchiridion,' c. 18, wherein he says, "Mihi autem videtur peccatum quidem esse omne mendacium." Every lie is a sin. The third thing is <span class="cmt_word">hands that shed innocent blood,</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> a murderous and cruel disposition, which, rather than have its plans frustrated, will imbue the hands with innocent blood, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the blood of those who have done it no injury. The Divine command is, "Thou shall do no murder," and those who break it will find, even if they escape man, that the Lord is "the avenger of blood," and that he "maketh inquisition" for it (cf. ch. 1. and 2, and <a href="/isaiah/59-7.htm">Isaiah 59:7</a>, which bear a close resemblance to this passage). That the shedding of innocent blood cues for vengeance, and pulls down God's heavy judgments on the murderer, appears in the case of Cain and Abel (Muffet). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/6-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">haughty</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֭מוֹת</span> <span class="translit">(rā·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be high actively, to rise, raise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eyes,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·na·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a lying</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֑קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(šā·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8267.htm">Strong's 8267: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deception, disappointment, falsehood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tongue,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשׁ֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">The tongue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hands</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝יָדַ֗יִם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ḏa·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that shed</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁפְכ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(šō·p̄ə·ḵō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">innocent</span><br /><span class="heb">נָקִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(nā·qî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5355.htm">Strong's 5355: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean, free from, exempt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blood,</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּם־</span> <span class="translit">(dām-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/6-17.htm">Proverbs 6:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/6-17.htm">Proverbs 6:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/6-17.htm">Proverbs 6:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/6-17.htm">Proverbs 6:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/6-17.htm">Proverbs 6:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/6-17.htm">Proverbs 6:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/6-17.htm">Proverbs 6:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/6-17.htm">Proverbs 6:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/6-17.htm">Proverbs 6:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/6-17.htm">Proverbs 6:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/6-17.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 6:17 Haughty eyes a lying tongue hands that (Prov. 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