Proverbs 6:16
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 6
“These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:”Proverbs 6:16
What Does Proverbs 6:16 Mean?
Proverbs 6:16 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 6, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 6:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 26:25“When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.”James 4:6“But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.”Psalms 11:5“The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.”Proverbs 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.”Proverbs 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.”Proverbs 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.”Proverbs 12:22“Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.”Psalms 5:5“The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.”Deuteronomy 25:16“For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God.”Proverbs 17:15“He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.”Proverbs 3:32“For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.”Zechariah 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.”Proverbs 15:26“The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.”Proverbs 11:1“A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.”Psalms 52:2“Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.”Proverbs 15:8“The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.”Proverbs 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:”Ecclesiastes 11:2“Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.”Deuteronomy 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.”Deuteronomy 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 LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.”
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