A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
What does Proverbs 6:17 mean?
If the slothful are to be condemned, who do nothing, much more those that do all the ill they can. Observe how such a man is described.
Key themes
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Keep this verse inside Proverbs 6:16-19 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Proverbs 6:17
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Key words
- he resisteth the proud
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he resisteth the proud.
- he resisteth the proud
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he resisteth the proud.
Context in Proverbs 6
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Proverbs 6 belongs to the early movement of the book, especially the section often described as fatherly discourses on wisdom. Proverbs offers compact instruction on speech, work, wealth, friendship, sex, discipline, justice, and wisdom as a way of life before God. Read this chapter with the wider themes of wisdom, fear of the Lord, and speech in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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