Proverbs 6:16

New English Translation

There are six things that the Lord hates, even seven things that are an abomination to him:

Cross References

2 Kings 21:16

Furthermore Manasseh killed so many innocent people, he stained Jerusalem with their blood from end to end, in addition to encouraging Judah to sin by doing evil in the sight of the Lord.

Job 5:19

He will deliver you from six calamities; yes, in seven no evil will touch you.

Psalm 11:5

The Lord approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.

Psalm 5:7

But as for me, because of your great faithfulness I will enter your house; I will bow down toward your holy temple as I worship you.

Proverbs 11:1

The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.

Proverbs 11:20

The Lord abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

Proverbs 12:22

The Lord abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.

Proverbs 17:15

The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent – both of them are an abomination to the Lord.

Proverbs 20:10

Diverse weights and diverse measures – the Lord abhors both of them.

Proverbs 20:23

The Lord abhors differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked.

Proverbs 21:4

Haughty eyes and a proud heart – the agricultural product of the wicked is sin.

Proverbs 3:32

for one who goes astray is an abomination to the Lord, but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.

Proverbs 30:18

There are three things that are too wonderful for me, four that I do not understand:

Proverbs 30:21

Under three things the earth trembles, and under four things it cannot bear up:

Proverbs 30:24

There are four things on earth that are small, but they are exceedingly wise:

Proverbs 30:29

There are three things that are magnificent in their step, four things that move about magnificently:

Proverbs 6:15

Therefore, his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant he will be broken, and there will be no remedy.

Proverbs 6:17

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

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

Jeremiah 26:15

But you should take careful note of this: If you put me to death, you will bring on yourselves and this city and those who live in it the guilt of murdering an innocent man. For the Lord has sent me to speak all this where you can hear it. That is the truth!”

Amos 1:11

This is what the Lord says: “Because Edom has committed three crimes – make that four! – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. He chased his brother with a sword; he wiped out his allies. In his anger he tore them apart without stopping to rest; in his fury he relentlessly attacked them.

Amos 1:3

This is what the Lord says: “Because Damascus has committed three crimes – make that four! – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They ripped through Gilead like threshing sledges with iron teeth.

Amos 1:6

This is what the Lord says: “Because Gaza has committed three crimes – make that four! – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They deported a whole community and sold them to Edom.

Amos 1:9

This is what the Lord says: “Because Tyre has committed three crimes – make that four! – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They sold a whole community to Edom; they failed to observe a treaty of brotherhood.

Amos 2:1

This is what the Lord says: “Because Moab has committed three crimes – make that four! – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They burned the bones of Edom’s king into lime.

Amos 2:4

This is what the Lord says: “Because Judah has committed three covenant transgressions – make that four! – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They rejected the Lord’s law; they did not obey his commands. Their false gods, to which their fathers were loyal, led them astray.

Amos 2:6

This is what the Lord says: “Because Israel has committed three covenant transgressions – make that four! – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They sold the innocent for silver, the needy for a pair of sandals.

Zechariah 8:17

Do not plan evil in your hearts against one another. Do not favor a false oath – these are all things that I hate,’ says the Lord.”

Deuteronomy 23:18

You must never bring the pay of a female prostitute or the wage of a male prostitute into the temple of the Lord your God in fulfillment of any vow, for both of these are abhorrent to the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 24:4

her first husband who divorced her is not permitted to remarry her after she has become ritually impure, for that is offensive to the Lord. You must not bring guilt on the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.

Deuteronomy 25:16

For anyone who acts dishonestly in these ways is abhorrent to the Lord your God.

Revelation 21:27

but nothing ritually unclean will ever enter into it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or practices falsehood, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.