New English Translation
Proverbs 6:15
15Therefore, his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant he will be broken, and there will be no remedy.
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 with his eyes, signals with his feet, and points with his fingers; 14he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times. Therefore, his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant he will be broken, and there will be no remedy. 16There are six things that the Lord hates, even seven things that are an abomination to him: 17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
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עַל־כֵּ֗ן פִּ֭תְאֹם יָב֣וֹא אֵיד֑וֹ פֶּ֥תַע יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗ר וְאֵ֣ין מַרְפֵּֽא׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:15
- Proverbs 1:27when what you dread comes like a whirlwind, and disaster strikes you like a devastating storm, when distressing trouble comes on you.
- Proverbs 29:1The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.
- Psalms 73:18Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.
- Isaiah 30:13So this sin will become your downfall. You will be like a high wall that bulges and cracks and is ready to collapse; it crumbles suddenly, in a flash.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3Now when they are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape.
- 2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his warnings, and ridiculed his prophets. Finally the Lord got very angry at his people and there was no one who could prevent his judgment.
- Psalms 50:22Carefully consider this, you who reject God! Otherwise I will rip you to shreds and no one will be able to rescue you.
- Jeremiah 19:11Tell them the Lord who rules over all says, ‘I will do just as Jeremiah has done. I will smash this nation and this city as though it were a potter’s vessel which is broken beyond repair. The dead will be buried here in Topheth until there is no more room 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
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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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