Proverbs 6:15

Proverbs 6:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant; he will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly; Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.

Context of Proverbs 6:15

13he winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; 14deceits are in his heart; he deviseth mischief at all times, he soweth discords. Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly: in a moment shall he be broken, and without remedy. 16These six [things] doth Jehovah hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;

Proverbs 6:15 word by word

עַל־כֵּ֗ן פִּ֭תְאֹם יָב֣וֹא אֵיד֑וֹ פֶּ֥תַע יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗ר וְאֵ֣ין מַרְפֵּֽא׃ פRead the interlinear

• Thereforeכֵּןkên · rightH3651
• calamityאֵיד'êyd · calamityH343
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• suddenlyפִּתְאֹםpith'ôm pith'ôm · suddenlyH6597
• brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665

Cross-references for Proverbs 6:15

• Proverbs 1:27when your fear cometh as sudden destruction, and your calamity cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you:
• Proverbs 29:1He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and without remedy.
• Psalms 73:18Truly thou settest them in slippery places, thou castest them down in ruins.
• Isaiah 30:13therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a towering wall, whose breaking shall come suddenly in an instant.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3When they may say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes upon them, as travail upon her that is with child; and they shall in no wise escape.
• 2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked at the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the fury of Jehovah rose against his people, and there was no remedy.
• Psalms 50:22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear in pieces, and there be no deliverer.
• Jeremiah 19:11and shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again. And they shall bury in Topheth, till there be no place to bury.

Commentaries on Proverbs 6:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Suddenly shall he be broken - Probably alluding to some punishment of the adulterer, such as being stoned to death. A multitude shall join together, and so overwhelm him with stones, that he shall have his flesh and bones broken to pieces, and there shall be no remedy - none to deliver or pity him.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15The duper and the dupe shall share the same calamity.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. 15Even if bad people seem to succeed, they will face sudden punishment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Suddenness aggravates evil (compare Pr 6:11; 29:1). calamity--literally, "a crushing weight." broken--shivered as a potter's vessel; utterly destroyed (Psa 2:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 6:15

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Malice
• Wicked (People)
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Hunt
• Lust
• Naughtiness
• Suddenly
• Teach
• Hezekiah (2)
• 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