Proverbs 6:18

Proverbs 6:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
• New International Version (NIV)a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,
• English Standard Version (ESV)a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil,
• New Living Translation (NLT)a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong,

Context of Proverbs 6:18

16These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: 17A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, 19A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren. 20My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law of your mother.

Proverbs 6:18 word by word

לֵ֗ב חֹ֭רֵשׁ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת אָ֑וֶן רַגְלַ֥יִם מְ֝מַהֲר֗וֹת לָר֥וּץ לָֽרָעָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• An heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• that devisethחָרַשׁchârash · to plow/plotH2790
• wickedאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• imaginationsמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
• feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• that be swiftמָהַרmâhar · to hastenH4116
• in runningרוּץrûts · to run: runH7323
• to mischiefרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451

Cross-references for Proverbs 6:18

• Proverbs 24:8He who plots to do evil Will be called a schemer.
• Genesis 6:5Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
• Psalms 36:4He devises wickedness on his bed; He sets himself in a way that is not good; He does not abhor evil.
• Jeremiah 4:14O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, That you may be saved. How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?
• Micah 2:1Woe to those who devise iniquity, And work out evil on their beds! At morning light they practice it, Because it is in the power of their hand.
• Zechariah 8:17Let none of you think evil in your heart against your neighbor; And do not love a false oath. For all these are things that I hate,’ Says the Lord.”
• Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.
• Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed innocent blood; Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; Wasting and destruction are in their paths.
• Romans 3:15“Their feet are swift to shed blood;

Commentaries on Proverbs 6:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-19Verses 16-19 A new section, but not a new subject. The closing words, “he that soweth discord” (Proverbs 6:19, compare Proverbs 6:14), lead us to identify the sketch as taken from the same character. With the recognized Hebrew form of climax (see Proverbs 30:15, Proverbs 30:18, Proverbs 30:24; Amos 1:1-15; 2; Job 5:19), the teacher here enumerates six qualities as detestable, and the seventh as worse than all (seven represents completeness), but all the…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. 16-19The first line shows a number, and the second line increases it by one. This method, called number parallelism, introduces a list of items. It often highlights the most important final item (see also Proverbs 30:15–23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1916-19. six ... seven--a mode of speaking to arrest attention (Pr 30:15, 18; Job 5:19).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 6:18

• Abomination
• False Teachers
• Falsehood
• Heart
• Imagination
• Malice
• Sin
• Speaking
• Strife
• 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