King James Version
Proverbs 6:16 in the King James Version says “These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: unto: Heb. of his soul” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: unto: Heb. of his soul”
Proverbs 6:16 · KJV
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord . soweth: Heb. casteth forth
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: unto: Heb. of his soul
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, A proud: Heb. Haughty eyes
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“These six”
H8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth
“things doth the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“yea seven”
H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
“are an abomination”
H8441properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e., (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
“unto him”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
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