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Proverbs 6:16

Proverbs 6:16
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

A proud look,.... Or, "eyes elated" (d); scorning to look down upon others; or looking upon them with disdain; or reckoning them as unworthy to be looked upon, having an high opinion of their own…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Proverbs 6:16-19

A new section, but not a new subject. The closing words, “he that soweth discord” (Pro 6:19, compare Pro 6:14), lead us to identify the sketch as taken from the same character. With the recognized…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 6:12-19

Solomon here gives us,

I. The characters of one that is mischievous to man and dangerous to be dealt with. If the slothful are to be condemned, that do nothing, much more those that do ill, and…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

six … seven To specify more precisely the traits that go to form the character of the man of Belial, and to lift them into the sphere of God's judgement, that we may make a true estimate of them, they…