King James Version
Proverbs 6:14
Proverbs 6:14 in other versions
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Their perverted hearts plot evil, and they constantly stir up trouble.
Context of Proverbs 6:14
12A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. 13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. 15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. 16These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
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תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת׀ בְּלִבּ֗וֹ חֹרֵ֣שׁ רָ֣ע בְּכָל־עֵ֑ת מִדְיָנִ֥ים יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:14
- Proverbs 2:14Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
- Proverbs 16:28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
- Proverbs 21:8The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
- Proverbs 6:18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
- Psalms 36:4He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
- Isaiah 32:7The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
- Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
- Ezekiel 11:2Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
- Micah 2:1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
- Proverbs 6:19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
- Proverbs 22:8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
- Proverbs 26:17He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
- Hosea 8:7For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
- Romans 16:17Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
- Galatians 6:7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
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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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 6:14 soweth: Heb. casteth forth ↩
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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