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 winks his eye, makes a signal with his foot, ⌞and⌟ points with his fingers. 14He devises evil all the time with a twisted mind. He spreads conflict. That 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: 17arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill innocent people,

Proverbs 6:15 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore shall his calamityאֵיד'êyd · calamityH343
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• suddenlyפִּתְאֹםpith'ôm pith'ôm · suddenlyH6597
• suddenlyפֶּתַעpetha‛ · suddennessH6621
• shall he be brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• without remedyמַרְפֵּאmarpê' · healingH4832

Cross-references for Proverbs 6:15

• Proverbs 1:27when panic strikes you like a violent storm, when calamity strikes you like a wind storm, when trouble and anguish come to you.
• Proverbs 29:1A person who will not bend after many warnings will suddenly be broken beyond repair.
• Psalms 73:18You put them in slippery places and make them fall into ruin.
• Isaiah 30:13That is why your sin will be like a high wall with a bulging crack, ready to fall. All of a sudden it will fall.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3When people say, “Everything is safe and sound!” destruction will suddenly strike them. It will be as sudden as labor pains come to a pregnant woman. They won’t be able to escape.
• 2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words, and made fun of his prophets until the Lord became angry with his people. He could no longer heal them.
• Psalms 50:22Consider this, you people who forget God. Otherwise, I will tear you to pieces, and there will be no one left to rescue you.
• Jeremiah 19:11Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: I will smash these people and this city as this potter’s jar was smashed beyond repair. They will bury ⌞the dead⌟ in Topheth until there’s no other place to bury them.

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

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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