Proverbs 6:17 “haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,”

Proverbs 6:17

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

World English Bible

arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

American Standard Version

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;

Geneva Bible 1599

The hautie eyes, a lying tongue, and the hands that shed innocent blood,

Darby Translation

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;

Young's Literal Translation

Eyes high — tongues false — And hands shedding innocent blood —

Bible in Basic English

Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause;

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Cross references

“A proud look”

Psalm 101:5 Isaiah 3:9 Psalm 18:27 Isaiah 3:16 Proverbs 30:13 Isaiah 2:11

Psalm 101:5 · BSB

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

Isaiah 3:9 · BSB

The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.

Psalm 18:27 · BSB

For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.

Isaiah 3:16 · BSB

The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty— walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles—

Proverbs 30:13 · BSB

There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—

Isaiah 2:11 · BSB

The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

“lying”

Proverbs 12:22 Psalm 5:6 Proverbs 26:28 Proverbs 14:5 John 8:44 Revelation 22:15

Proverbs 12:22 · BSB

Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.

Psalm 5:6 · BSB

You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

Proverbs 26:28 · BSB

A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

Proverbs 14:5 · BSB

An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.

John 8:44 · BSB

You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native langua…

Revelation 22:15 · BSB

But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

“and hands”

Isaiah 1:15 Deuteronomy 27:25 2 Kings 24:4 Proverbs 1:11 Isaiah 59:3–6

Isaiah 1:15 · BSB

When 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.

Deuteronomy 27:25 · BSB

‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

2 Kings 24:4 · BSB

and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.

Proverbs 1:11 · BSB

If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,

Isaiah 59:3–6 · BSB

For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.

Also

Proverbs 21:4 Deuteronomy 19:10 Psalm 31:18 Proverbs 17:7

Proverbs 21:4 · BSB

Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.

Deuteronomy 19:10 · BSB

Thus innocent blood will not be shed in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed.

Psalm 31:18 · BSB

May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

Proverbs 17:7 · BSB

Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

18a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,

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