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haughtyרָמוֹתeyes,עֵינַיִםa lyingשָׁקֶרtongue,לְשׁוֹןandוְhandsיָדַיִםthat shedשֹׁפְכוֹתinnocentנָקִיblood,דָּם
Proverbs 6:17
Study it in the app“haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 6:17, word by word
- haughtyרָמוֹתramot
be high
To be up above, raised in honor.
Where else “ramot” appears- eyesעֵינַיִםenayim
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enayim” appears- a lyingשָׁקֶרshaker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “shaker” appears- tongueלְשׁוֹןleshon
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshon” appears- handsיָדַיִםyadayim
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yadayim” appears- that shedשֹׁפְכוֹתshofchot
spill
To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.
Where else “shofchot” appears- innocentנָקִיnaki
innocent
Without guilt: blood of one who did no wrong.
Where else “naki” appears- bloodדָּםdam
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” appears
The context
16Six things there are that YHWH hates, and seven are an abomination to his soul:
17 · This verse (above)
18a heart that plots thoughts of wickedness, feet that hurry to run to evil,