Pro 6:16-19 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Prov 6:16-19: 6:16-19 The first line gives a number followed by a second line that increases that number by one. This device (called number parallelism ) introduces a list of items and often, as here, draws attention to the climactic final item (see also 30:15-23 ).

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‏ Proverbs 6:16-19

Summary for Prov 6:16-19: 6:16-19 ^a The first line gives a number followed by a second line that increases that number by one. This device (called number parallelism) introduces a list of items and often, as here, draws attention to the climactic final item (see also 30:15-23 ^b).
6:19 ^c A false witness perverts the truth in court or in everyday conversation.