God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 6:14
14He devises evil all the time with a twisted mind. He spreads conflict.
Proverbs 6:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
- New International Version (NIV)who plots evil with deceit in his heart— he always stirs up conflict.
- English Standard Version (ESV)with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Perversity is in his heart, He devises evil continually, He sows discord.
Context of Proverbs 6:14
12A good-for-nothing scoundrel is a person who has a dishonest mouth. 13He winks his eye, makes a signal with his foot, ⌞and⌟ points with his fingers. He devises evil all the time with a twisted mind. He spreads conflict. 15That is why disaster will come on him suddenly. In a moment he will be crushed beyond recovery. 16There are six things that the Lord hates, even seven that are disgusting to him:
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:14 word by word
תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת׀ בְּלִבּ֗וֹ חֹרֵ֣שׁ רָ֣ע בְּכָל־עֵ֑ת מִדְיָנִ֥ים יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:14
- Proverbs 2:14from those who enjoy doing evil, from those who find joy in the deviousness of evil.
- Proverbs 16:28A devious person spreads quarrels. A gossip separates the closest of friends.
- Proverbs 21:8The way of a guilty person is crooked, but the behavior of those who are pure is moral.
- Proverbs 6:18a mind devising wicked plans, feet that are quick to do wrong,
- Psalms 36:4He invents trouble while lying on his bed and chooses to go the wrong direction. He does not reject evil.
- Isaiah 32:7The tricks of scoundrels are evil. They devise wicked plans in order to ruin poor people with lies, even when needy people plead for justice.
- Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the churning sea. It isn’t quiet, and its water throws up mud and slime.
- Ezekiel 11:2Then the Lord said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plan evil and give bad advice in this city.
- Micah 2:1How horrible it will be for those who invent trouble and work out plans for disaster while in bed. When the morning dawns, they carry out their plans because they are able to.
- Proverbs 6:19a dishonest witness spitting out lies, and a person who spreads conflict among relatives.
- Proverbs 22:8Whoever plants injustice will harvest trouble, and this weapon of his own fury will be destroyed.
- Proverbs 26:17⌞Like⌟ grabbing a dog by the ears, ⌞so⌟ is a bystander who gets involved in someone else’s quarrel.
- Hosea 8:7“The people of Israel plant the wind, but they harvest a storm. A field of grain that doesn’t ripen will never produce any grain. Even if it did produce grain, foreigners would eat it all.
- Romans 16:17Brothers and sisters, I urge you to watch out for those people who create divisions and who make others fall away ⌞from the Christian faith⌟ by teaching doctrine that is not the same as you have learned. Stay away from them.
- Galatians 6:7Make no mistake about this: You can never make a fool out of God. Whatever you plant is what you’ll harvest.
Commentaries on Proverbs 6:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14He deviseth mischief - He plots schemes and plans to bring it to pass. He soweth discord - Between men and their wives, by seducing the latter from their fidelity. See the preceding quotation.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. 12-15Eyes...feet...fingers...heart: These body parts describe a person's overall character, not just a single foolish act.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1413-14. If, for fear of detection, he does not speak, he uses signs to carry on his intrigues. These signs are still so used in the East.Read the comment
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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
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