Proverbs 6:17

New English Translation

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

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.

2 Kings 24:4

Because he killed innocent people and stained Jerusalem with their blood, the Lord was unwilling to forgive them.

Psalm 10:4

The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks, “God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”

Psalm 101:5

I will destroy anyone who slanders his neighbor in secret. I will not tolerate anyone who has a cocky demeanor and an arrogant attitude.

Psalm 131:1

O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor do I have a haughty look. I do not have great aspirations, or concern myself with things that are beyond me.

Psalm 18:27

For you deliver oppressed people, but you bring down those who have a proud look.

Psalm 31:18

May lying lips be silenced – lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

Psalm 5:6

You destroy liars; the Lord despises violent and deceitful people.

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 1:11

If they say, “Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously.

Proverbs 1:16

for they are eager to inflict harm, and they hasten to shed blood.

Proverbs 12:22

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

Proverbs 14:5

A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

Proverbs 16:5

The Lord abhors every arrogant person; rest assured that they will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 17:7

Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!

Proverbs 21:4

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

Proverbs 26:28

A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

Proverbs 28:17

The one who is tormented by the murder of another will flee to the pit; let no one support him.

Proverbs 30:13

There is a generation whose eyes are so lofty, and whose eyelids are lifted up disdainfully.

Proverbs 6:16

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

Isaiah 1:15

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I look the other way; when you offer your many prayers, I do not listen, because your hands are covered with blood.

Isaiah 2:11

Proud men will be brought low, arrogant men will be humiliated; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 3:16

The Lord says, “The women of Zion are proud. They walk with their heads high and flirt with their eyes. They skip along and the jewelry on their ankles jingles.

Isaiah 3:9

The look on their faces testifies to their guilt; like the people of Sodom they openly boast of their sin. Too bad for them! For they bring disaster on themselves.

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!”

John 8:44

You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Deuteronomy 19:10

You must not shed innocent blood in your land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, for that would make you guilty.

Deuteronomy 27:25

‘Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

1 Peter 5:5

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

Revelation 22:15

Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral, and the murderers, and the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood!