Proverbs 6:17

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,A proud…: Heb. Haughty eyes

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

High eyes, || False tongues, || And hands shedding innocent blood,

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

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

JPS

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

LXXE

The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust, hands shedding the blood of the just;

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Original-language editions

WLC

עֵינַ֣יִם רָ֭מוֹת לְשׁ֣וֹן שָׁ֑קֶר וְ֝יָדַ֗יִם שֹׁפְכ֥וֹת דָּם־נָקִֽי׃

LXX-Br

Ὀφθαλμὸς ὑβριστοῦ, γλῶσσα ἄδικος· χεῖρες ἐκχέουσαι αἷμα δικαίου,

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 120:2–3Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue. What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?
• Proverbs 12:22Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
• Psalms 101:5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.
• Isaiah 1:15When 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.
• Psalms 5:6You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
• Proverbs 26:28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
• Isaiah 3:9The 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.
• Proverbs 21:4Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.
• Deuteronomy 27:25‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
• Hosea 4:1–2Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! Cursing and lying, murder and…
• 2 Kings 24:4and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.
• Isaiah 3:16The 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—
• Psalms 31:18May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
• John 8:44You 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…
• Isaiah 59:3–7For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice. No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas;…
• Psalms 18:27For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.

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