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Proverbs 6:14-16
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 6:14-16
New Catholic Bible
14 His perverted heart is ever bent toward devising evil
as he constantly sows discord.
15 Therefore, disaster will strike him suddenly;
in an instant he will be crushed beyond recovery.
Six Things That the Lord Hates[a]
16 There are six things that the Lord hates,
seven that are abhorrent to him:
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:16 This is the first “numerical proverb”; it reflects a popular way of coining incisive maxims that are easy to remember and imitate, being a kind of conundrum. Here the description of the deceitful and liars is rendered more realistic by the enumeration that evokes the different parts of the human body.
Proverbs 6:14-16
New International Version
Proverbs 6:14-16
New International Version
New International Version (NIV) 
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