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Proverbs 6:17

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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

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Lying lips are detestable to the  Lord, but faithful people are his delight.


When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will refuse to look at you; even if you offer countless prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.


The look 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 on themselves.


The lamp that guides the wicked – haughty eyes and an arrogant heart   #– #is sin.


“The one who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person is cursed.” And all the people will say, “Amen! ”


You are of your father the devil,   and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer   from the beginning   and does not stand in the truth,   because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature,   because he is a liar and the father of lies.


The Lord also says: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, walking with heads held high and seductive eyes, prancing along, jingling their ankle bracelets,


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


and also because of all the innocent blood he had shed. He had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood,  and the Lord was not willing to forgive.


In this way, innocent blood will not be shed, and you will not become guilty of bloodshed in the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.


The pride of mankind  will be humbled, and human loftiness will be brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.


There is a generation #– #how haughty its eyes and pretentious its looks.


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


Outside are the dogs,   the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practises falsehood.


In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. All of you clothe yourselves with  humility towards one another, because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.   ,


Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips; how much worse are lies for a ruler.


If they say #– #‘Come with us! Let’s set an ambush  and kill someone. Let’s attack some innocent person  just for fun!


because their feet run towards evil and they hurry to shed blood.


The Lord hates six things; in fact, seven are detestable to him:


Someone burdened by bloodguilt will be a fugitive until death. Let no one help him.


But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood  on yourselves, on this city, and on its residents, for it is certain that the Lord has sent me to speak all these things directly to you.’


Manasseh also shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem with it from one end to another.  This was in addition to his sin that he caused Judah to commit, so that they did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.


Everyone with a proud heart is detestable to the  Lord; be assured,  he will not go unpunished.





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