16 There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him:

Other Translations of Proverbs 6:16

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

16 There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him:

The Message

16 Here are six things God hates, and one more that he loathes with a passion:

New King James Version

16 These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:

New Living Translation

16 There are six things the Lord hates- no, seven things he detests:

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 6:16

Commentary on Proverbs 6:12-19

(Read Proverbs 6:12-19)

If the slothful are to be condemned, who do nothing, much more those that do all the ill they can. Observe how such a man is described. He says and does every thing artfully, and with design. His ruin shall come without warning, and without relief. Here is a list of things hateful to God. Those sins are in a special manner provoking to God, which are hurtful to the comfort of human life. These things which God hates, we must hate in ourselves; it is nothing to hate them in others. Let us shun all such practices, and watch and pray against them; and avoid, with marked disapproval, all who are guilty of them, whatever may be their rank.