What does Proverbs 6:17 mean?

Proverbs 6:17 highlights themes such as pride, lying, violence when read in context.

How should I apply Proverbs 6:17 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

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

17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

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1 John 3:15
Both verses highlight the seriousness of shedding innocent blood.
Proverbs 12:22
This verse emphasizes that lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, similar to the themes of deceit here.
Matthew 5:21-22
Jesus expands on the commandment against murder, connecting it to anger and contempt.