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Proverbs 6:16

These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

KJV

Sex sunt quæ odit Dominus, et septimum detestatur anima ejus :

Vulgate

ὅτι χαίρει πᾶσιν οἷς μισεῖ ὁ θεός, συντρίβεται δὲ δι’ ἀκαθαρσίαν ψυχῆς·

LXX

There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:

ASV

שֶׁשׁ הֵ֭נָּה שָׂנֵ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וְ֝/שֶׁ֗בַע תועבות תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת נַפְשֽׁ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

הֵ֔נָּה
hnh
pronoun · 47×
י
y
noun · 752×
י
y
verb · 148×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
שִׁבְעַ֥ת
shb't
adjective · 393×
שֵׁ֥שׁ
shsh
adjective · 215×
תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת
tv'bt
noun · 118×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 26:19 — Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be t
  • Amos 1:3 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
  • Amos 1:3 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
  • Amos 1:6 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
  • Amos 1:9 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brother
  • Amos 1:11 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his a
  • Amos 2:1 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:
  • Deut 18:10 — There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.
  • Deut 23:18 — Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.
  • Deut 24:4 — Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the
  • Deut 25:16 — For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God.
  • Eccl 11:2 — Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
  • Jas 4:6 — But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
  • Jer 9:4 — Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
  • Prov 3:32 — For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
  • Prov 8:13 — The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
  • Prov 8:13 — The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
  • Prov 11:1 — A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
  • Prov 11:20 — They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
  • Prov 11:20 — They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
  • Prov 12:22 — Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
  • Prov 15:8 — The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
  • Prov 15:26 — The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
  • Prov 16:5 — Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
  • Prov 17:15 — He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
  • Prov 17:15 — He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
  • Prov 20:23 — Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
  • Prov 26:25 — When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
  • Prov 30:15 — The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
  • Prov 30:21 — For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
  • Ps 5:5 — The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
  • Ps 11:5 — The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
  • Ps 11:5 — The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
  • Ps 18:27 — For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
  • Ps 52:2 — Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
  • Ps 101:5 — Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
  • Ps 119:163 — I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
  • Zech 8:17 — And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.