Proverbs 6:16-24 in English

¹⁶ There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:

¹⁷ Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;

¹⁸ A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,

¹⁹ A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

²⁰ My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

²¹ Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.

²² When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

²⁴ To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue.

¹⁶ For he rejoices in all things which God hates, and he is ruined by reason of impurity of soul.

¹⁷ The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust, hands shedding the blood of the just;

¹⁸ and a heart devising evil thoughts, and feet hastening to do evil,—are hateful to God.

¹⁹ An unjust witness kindles falsehoods, and brings on quarrels between brethren.

²⁰ My son, keep the laws of thy father, and reject not the ordinances of thy mother:

²¹ but bind them upon thy soul continually, and hang them as a chain about thy neck.

²² Whensoever thou walkest, lead this along and let it be with thee; and when thou sleepest let it keep thee; that it may talk with thee when thou wakest.

²³ For the commandment of the law is a lamp and a light; a way of life; reproof also and correction:

²⁴ to keep thee continually from a married woman, and from the calumny of a strange tongue.

¹⁶ These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

¹⁷ A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁸ An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

¹⁹ A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

²⁰ My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

²¹ Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

²² When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

²⁴ To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

¹⁶ These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

¹⁷ A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁸ An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

¹⁹ A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

²⁰ My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

²¹ Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

²² When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

²⁴ To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

¹⁶ For he rejoices in all things which God hates, and he is ruined by reason of impurity of soul.

¹⁷ The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust, hands shedding the blood of the just;

¹⁸ and a heart devising evil thoughts, and feet hastening to do evil, —are hateful to God.

¹⁹ An unjust witness kindles falsehoods, and brings on quarrels between brethren.

²⁰ My son, keep the laws of your father, and reject not the ordinances of your mother:

²¹ but bind them upon your soul continually, and hang them as a chain about your neck.

²² Whenever you walk, lead this along and let it be with you; that it may talk with you when you wake.

²³ For the commandment of the law is a lamp and a light; a way of life; reproof also and correction:

²⁴ to keep you continually from a married woman, and from the calumny of a strange tongue.

¹⁶ There be six things which the LORD hateth; yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:

¹⁷ Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;

¹⁸ An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief;

¹⁹ A false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

²⁰ My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

²¹ Bind them continually upon thine heart, tie them about thy neck.

²² When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

²⁴ To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the stranger’s tongue.

¹⁶ There are six, maybe seven, kinds of people that Yahweh hates. They are:

¹⁷ People who show by their eyes that they are very proud; people who lie MTY; people SYN who kill others SYN who have done nothing wrong;

¹⁸ people who plan to do evil deeds; people SYN who run quickly to do wrong things;

¹⁹ people who easily tell lies in court; and people who cause strife between family members.

²⁰ My son, obey my commands, and do not ignore what your mother has taught you.

²¹ Remember the things that we have said. Those things should be like a beautiful necklace around your neck.

²² If you follow our advice, it will be as though what we have taught you PRS will lead you, wherever you go. When you sleep, they will protect you. And when you wake up in the morning, they will teach/instruct you.

²³ These commands and what we teach you will be like a lamp to light your path MET. When we rebuke you and correct/punish you, we will be showing you the road to having a good life.

²⁴ Heeding PRS these commands and things that we have taught you will enable you to keep away from immoral women and from listening to the enticing words of an adulterous woman.

¹⁶ For he rejoices in all things which God hates, and he is ruined by reason of impurity of soul.

¹⁷ The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust, hands shedding the blood of the just;

¹⁸ and a heart devising evil thoughts, and feet hastening to do evil, —are hateful to God.

¹⁹ An unjust witness kindles falsehoods, and brings on quarrels between brethren.

²⁰ My son, keep the laws of your father, and reject not the ordinances of your mother:

²¹ but bind them upon your soul continually, and hang them as a chain about your neck.

²² Whenever you walk, lead this along and let it be with you; that it may talk with you when you wake.

²³ For the commandment of the law is a lamp and a light; a way of life; reproof also and correction:

²⁴ to keep you continually from a married woman, and from the calumny of a strange tongue.

¹⁶ There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:

¹⁷ arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁸ a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

¹⁹ a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

²⁰ My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.

²¹ Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.

²² When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

²⁴ to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

¹⁶ There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:

¹⁷ arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁸ a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

¹⁹ a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

²⁰ My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.

²¹ Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.

²² When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

²⁴ to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

¹⁶ There are six things which the LORD hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:

¹⁷ arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁸ a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

¹⁹ a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord amongst brothers.

²⁰ My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.

²¹ Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.

²² When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

²⁴ to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

¹⁶ Six things are hated by the Lord; seven things are disgusting to him:

¹⁷ Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause;

¹⁸ A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;

¹⁹ A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

²⁰ My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:

²¹ Keep them ever folded in your heart, and have them hanging round your neck.

²² In your walking, it will be your guide; when you are sleeping, it will keep watch over you; when you are awake, it will have talk with you.

²³ For the rule is a light, and the teaching a shining light; and the guiding words of training are the way of life.

²⁴ They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the strange woman.

¹⁶ These six things doth Jehovah hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

¹⁷ haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;

¹⁸ a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief;

¹⁹ a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren.

²⁰ My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

²¹ bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck:

²² when thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

²⁴ to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

¹⁶ Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth:

¹⁷ Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁸ A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief,

¹⁹ A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.

²⁰ My son, beep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

²¹ Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy neck.

²² When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee; and when thou awakest, talk with them.

²³ Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

²⁴ That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger.

¹⁶ There are six things that the Lord hates, seven things that he absolutely detests:

¹⁷ arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that murder the innocent,

¹⁸ a mind that plots evil schemes, feet that hurriedly run to do wrong,

¹⁹ a false witness that speaks lies, those who caused arguments in families.

²⁰ My son, pay attention to your father's instruction, and don't reject your mother's teaching.

²¹ Keep them always in mind. Tie them around your neck.

²² They will lead you as you walk along; they will watch over you as you sleep; when you wake up they will talk with you.

²³ For the instruction is a lamp, and the teaching is a light. The correction that comes from discipline is the way to life.

²⁴ It will protect you from an evil woman and the seductive words of a prostitute.

¹⁶ These sixe things doeth the Lord hate: yea, his soule abhorreth seuen:

¹⁷ The hautie eyes, a lying tongue, and the hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁸ An heart that imagineth wicked enterprises, feete that be swift in running to mischiefe,

¹⁹ A false witnesse that speaketh lyes, and him that rayseth vp contentions among brethren.

²⁰ My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not thy mothers instruction.

²¹ Binde them alway vpon thine heart, and tye them about thy necke.

²² It shall leade thee, when thou walkest: it shall watch for thee, when thou sleepest, and when thou wakest, it shall talke with thee.

²³ For the commandement is a lanterne, and instruction a light: and corrections for instruction are the way of life,

²⁴ To keepe thee from the wicked woman, and from ye flatterie of ye tongue of a strange woman.

¹⁶ There are six things which the LORD hateth, yea, seven which are an abomination unto Him:

¹⁷ Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;

¹⁸ A heart that deviseth wicked thoughts, feet that are swift in running to evil;

¹⁹ A false witness that breatheth out lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

²⁰ My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

²¹ Bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck.

²² When thou walkest, it shall lead thee, when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life;

²⁴ To keep thee from the evil woman, from the smoothness of the alien tongue.

¹⁶ These six things doth the Lord hate: Yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

¹⁷ A proud look, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁸ A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, Feet that be swift in running to mischief,

¹⁹ A false witness that speaketh lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

²⁰ My son, keep thy father’s commandment, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

²¹ Bind them continually upon thine heart, And tie them about thy neck.

²² When thou goest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

²⁴ To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

¹⁶ Six things there are which the Lord hateth; and seven are an abomination unto his spirit:

¹⁷ Haughty eyes, a tongue of falsehood, and hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁸ A heart that contriveth plans of injustice, feet that hasten to run after evil,

¹⁹ A false witness that eagerly uttereth lies, and him that scattereth abroad discord among brethren.

²⁰ Keep, O my son, the commandment of thy father, and reject not the teaching of thy mother:

²¹ Bind them upon thy heart continually, tie them about thy throat.

²² When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou art awake, it shall converse with thee.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light; and the way of life are the admonitions of correction:

²⁴ To guard thee against a bad woman, from the flattery of an alien tongue.

¹⁶ For he rejoices in all things which God hates, And he is ruined by reason of impurity of soul.

¹⁷ The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust, Hands shedding the blood of the just;

¹⁸ And a heart devising evil thoughts, And feet hastening to do evil—are hateful to God.

¹⁹ An unjust witness kindles falsehoods, And brings on quarrels between brethren.

²⁰ My son, keep the laws of thy father, And reject not the ordinances of thy mother:

²¹ But bind them upon thy soul continually, And hang them as a chain about thy neck.

²² Whensoever thou walkest, lead this along and let it be with thee; And when thou sleepest let it keep thee; That it may talk with thee when thou wakest.

²³ For the commandment of the law is a lamp and a light; A way of life; reproof also and correction:

²⁴ To keep thee continually from a married woman, And from the calumny of a strange tongue.

¹⁶ These six things doth the LORD hate; Yea, seven are an abomination to him:

¹⁷ Lofty eyes, a false tongue, And hands which shed innocent blood;

¹⁸ A heart that contriveth wicked devices; Feet that are swift in running to mischief,

¹⁹ A false witness, that uttereth lies, And him that soweth discord among brethren.

²⁰ Keep, O my son! the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the precepts of thy mother!

²¹ Bind them continually to thy heart, Tie them around thy neck!

²² When thou goest forth, they shall guide thee; When thou sleepest, they shall watch over thee; And, when thou awakest, they shall talk with thee.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp, and instruction a light; Yea, the rebukes of correction lead to life.

²⁴ They shall guard thee from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the unchaste woman.

¹⁶ There are six things which Adonai hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:

¹⁷ haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood;

¹⁸ a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

¹⁹ a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

²⁰ My son, keep your father’s mitzvah ·instruction·, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.

²¹ Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.

²² When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.

²³ For the mitzvah ·instruction· is a lamp candle, and the Torah ·Teaching· is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

²⁴ to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

¹⁶ There are six things that Yahweh hates, seven that are disgusting to him.

¹⁷ The eyes of a proud person, a tongue that lies, hands that shed the blood of innocent people,

¹⁸ a heart that invents wicked schemes, feet that quickly run to do evil,

¹⁹ a witness who breathes out lies and one who sows discord among brothers.

²⁰ My son, obey the command of your father and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.

²¹ Always bind them on your heart; tie them about your neck.

²² When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; and when you wake up, they will teach you.

²³ For the commands are a lamp, and the teaching is a light; the corrections that come by instruction are the way of life.

²⁴ It keeps you from the immoral woman, from the smooth words of an immoral woman.

¹⁶ There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:

¹⁷ arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁸ a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

¹⁹ a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

²⁰ My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.

²¹ Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.

²² When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

²⁴ to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

¹⁶ There are six things which the LORD hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:

¹⁷ arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁸ a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

¹⁹ a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord amongst brothers.

²⁰ My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.

²¹ Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.

²² When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

²⁴ to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

¹⁶ These six things doth the LORD hate: yes, seven are an abomination to him:

¹⁷ A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood.

¹⁸ A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

¹⁹ A false witness that speaketh lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.

²⁰ My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

²¹ Bind them continually upon thy heart, and tie them about thy neck.

²² When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

²⁴ To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

¹⁶ There are six things which the LORD hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:

¹⁷ arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁸ a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

¹⁹ a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

²⁰ My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.

²¹ Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.

²² When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp, and the Torah is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

²⁴ to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

¹⁶ There are six things which the LORD hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:

¹⁷ arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁸ a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

¹⁹ a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord amongst brothers.

²⁰ My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.

²¹ Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.

²² When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp, and the Torah is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

²⁴ to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

¹⁶ Six things there be, which the Lord hateth; and his soul curseth the seventh thing.

¹⁷ High eyes, a tongue liar, that is, accustomable to deadly leasing, hands shedding out innocent blood,

¹⁸ an heart imagining full wicked thoughts, feet swift to run into evil,

¹⁹ a man bringing forth leasing, a false witness; and him that soweth discord among brethren.

²⁰ My son, keep the commandments of thy father; and forsake thou not the law of thy mother.

²¹ Bind thou those continually in thine heart; and encompass to thy throat.

²² When thou goest, go they with thee; when thou sleepest, keep they thee; and thou waking, speak with them.

²³ For the commandment of God is a lantern, and the law is light, and the blaming of teaching is the way of life;

²⁴ that they keep thee from an evil woman, and from a flattering tongue of a strange woman.

¹⁶ Six things there be, which the Lord hateth; and his soul curseth the seventh thing.

¹⁷ High eyes, a tongue liar, that is, accustomable to deadly leasing, (or a lying tongue, that is, one accustomed to deadly lies), hands shedding out innocent blood,

¹⁸ an heart imagining full wicked thoughts, feet swift to run into evil (or feet quick to run to evil),

¹⁹ a man bringing forth leasing, a false witness; and him that soweth discord among brethren. (a liar, that is, a false witness; and he who soweth discord among brothers, or among friends.)

²⁰ My son, keep the commandments of thy father; and forsake thou not the law of thy mother. (My son, obey thy father’s commands; and do not thou abandon thy mother’s instructions.)

²¹ Bind thou those continually in thine heart; and encompass to thy throat. (Bind thou them continually to thy heart; and tie them about thy neck.)

²² When thou goest, go they with thee; when thou sleepest, keep they thee (safe); and thou waking, speak with them.

²³ For the commandment of God is a lantern, and the law is light, and the blaming of teaching is the way of life; (For the commandment of God is a lantern, and the Law is a light, and the rebukes of discipline pointeth to the way of life;)

²⁴ (so) that they keep thee from an evil woman, and from a flattering tongue of a strange woman.

¹⁶ These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven are abominations to His soul.

¹⁷ Eyes high — tongues false — And hands shedding innocent blood —

¹⁸ A heart devising thoughts of vanity — Feet hasting to run to evil —

¹⁹ A false witness who doth breathe out lies — And one sending forth contentions between brethren.

²⁰ Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

²¹ Bind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck.

²² In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked — it talketh with thee.

²³ For a lamp is the command, And the law a light, And a way of life are reproofs of instruction,

²⁴ To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.