Proverbs 6:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Haughtyרָ֭מֹות
(ra·mo·vt)
7311: to be high or exalted, risea prim. root
eyes,עֵינַ֣יִם
(ei·na·yim)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
a lyingשָׁ֑קֶר
(sha·ker;)
8267: deception, disappointment, falsehoodfrom an unused word
tongue,לְשֹׁ֣ון
(le·sho·vn)
3956: tonguefrom an unused word
And handsוְ֝יָדַ֗יִם
(ve·ya·da·yim)
3027: handa prim. root
that shedשֹׁפְכֹ֥ות
(sho·fe·cho·vt)
8210: to pour out, poura prim. root
innocentנָקִֽי׃
(na·ki.)
5355a: clean, free from, exemptfrom naqah
blood,דָּם־
(dam-)
1818: blooda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
A proud
ruwm  (room)
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
look
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
a lying
sheqer  (sheh'-ker)
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) -- without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
tongue
lashown  (law-shone')
the 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)
and hands
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
that shed
shaphak  (shaw-fak')
to 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 out -- cast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.
innocent
naqiy  (naw-kee')
innocent -- blameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.
blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (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)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

International Standard Version
Arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, and hands shedding innocent blood;

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Lofty eyes and the false tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill innocent people,

King James 2000 Bible
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
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