Proverbs 6:18

Proverbs 6:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
• New International Version (NIV)a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,
• English Standard Version (ESV)a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil,
• New King James Version (NKJV)A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil,

Context of Proverbs 6:18

16These six things the Lord hates; Indeed, seven are repulsive to Him: 17A proud look [the attitude that makes one overestimate oneself and discount others], a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that creates wicked plans, Feet that run swiftly to evil, 19A false witness who breathes out lies [even half-truths], And one who spreads discord (rumors) among brothers. 20My son, be guided by your father’s [God-given] commandment (instruction) And do not reject the teaching of your mother;

Proverbs 6:18 word by word

לֵ֗ב חֹ֭רֵשׁ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת אָ֑וֶן רַגְלַ֥יִם מְ֝מַהֲר֗וֹת לָר֥וּץ לָֽרָעָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• An heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• that devisethחָרַשׁchârash · to plow/plotH2790
• wickedאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• imaginationsמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
• feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• that be swiftמָהַרmâhar · to hastenH4116
• in runningרוּץrûts · to run: runH7323
• to mischiefרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451

Cross-references for Proverbs 6:18

• Proverbs 24:8He who plans to do evil Will be called a schemer or deviser of evil.
• Genesis 6:5The Lord saw that the wickedness (depravity) of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination or intent of the thoughts of his heart were only evil continually.
• Psalms 36:4He plans wrongdoing on his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not reject or despise evil.
• Jeremiah 4:14O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, That you may be saved. How long will your wicked and immoral thoughts Lodge within you?
• Micah 2:1Woe (judgment is coming) to those who devise wickedness And plot evil on their beds! When morning comes, they practice evil Because it is in the power of their hands.
• Zechariah 8:17And let none of you devise or even imagine evil in your heart against another, and do not love lying or half-truths; for all these things I hate,’ declares the Lord.”
• Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, And they hurry to shed blood.
• Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil, And they rush to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of wickedness [of sin, of injustice, of wrongdoing]; Devastation and destruction are in their highways.
• Romans 3:15“Their feet are swift to shed blood,

Commentaries on Proverbs 6:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-19Verses 16-19 A new section, but not a new subject. The closing words, “he that soweth discord” (Proverbs 6:19, compare Proverbs 6:14), lead us to identify the sketch as taken from the same character. With the recognized Hebrew form of climax (see Proverbs 30:15, Proverbs 30:18, Proverbs 30:24; Amos 1:1-15; 2; Job 5:19), the teacher here enumerates six qualities as detestable, and the seventh as worse than all (seven represents completeness), but all the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-19The first line shows a number, and the second line increases it by one. This method, called number parallelism, introduces a list of items. It often highlights the most important final item (see also Proverbs 30:15–23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1916-19. six ... seven--a mode of speaking to arrest attention (Pr 30:15, 18; Job 5:19).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 6:18

• Abomination
• False Teachers
• Falsehood
• Heart
• Imagination
• Malice
• Sin
• Speaking
• Strife
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Hunt
• Lust
• Naughtiness
• Suddenly
• Teach
• Games
• Hezekiah (2)
• Imagination
• James, Epistle of
• Proverbs, the Book of

Commentaries on Proverbs 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings