Passage

Proverbs 6.18

Book: Proverbs · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"16. There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: 17. Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;"

"18. A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,"

"19. A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren. 20. My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:" (Proverbs 6:16-20, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"16. There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him: 17. haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood;"

"18. a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,"

"19. a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers. 20. My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching." (Proverbs 6:16-20, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"16. These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: ^{unto: Heb. of his soul} 17. A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, ^{A proud: Heb. Haughty eyes}"

"18. An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,"

"19. A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. 20. My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:" (Proverbs 6:16-20, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"16. These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven [are] abominations to His soul. 17. Eyes high, tongues false, And hands shedding innocent blood --"

"18. A heart devising thoughts of vanity, Feet hasting to run to evil --"

"19. A false witness [who] doth breathe out lies, And one sending forth contentions between brethren. 20. Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother." (Proverbs 6:16-20, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

Isaiah 45.7 I Create Evil

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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