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Proverbs 6:17

A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

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עֵינַ֣יִםeynayimeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, absolute — “eye , , -sight”, the ordinary formH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…רָ֭מוֹתramothighרוּםverb, qal, participle, absolute — “high”, a verb used as a describing wordH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…לְשׁ֣וֹןleshontongueלָשׁוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.שָׁ֑קֶרshaqerwithout a causeשֶׁקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “without a cause”, the ordinary formH8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.וְ֝יָדַ֗יִםveyadayimand handיָדconjunction, noun, common, both genders, dual, absolute — “and hand”, the ordinary formH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […שֹׁפְכ֥וֹתshofekhotcastשָׁפַךְverb, qal, participle, absolute — “cast”, a verb used as a describing wordH8210to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl outcast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.דָּםdamblood , innocentדָּםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “blood , innocent”, the ordinary formH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.נָקִֽיnaqiinnocentנָקִיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “innocent”, the ordinary formH5355innocentblameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;

Young’s Literal Translation

Eyes high — tongues false — And hands shedding innocent blood —

World English Bible

arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

Darby Translation

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;

Douay-Rheims

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust, hands shedding the blood of the just;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὀφθαλμὸς ὑβριστοῦ, γλῶσσα ἄδικος· χεῖρες ἐκχέουσαι αἷμα δικαίου,