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Proverbs 6:14
14Their perverted hearts plot evil, and they constantly stir up trouble.
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
12What are worthless and wicked people like? They are constant liars, 13signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye, a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers. Their perverted hearts plot evil, and they constantly stir up trouble. 15But they will be destroyed suddenly, broken in an instant beyond all hope of healing. 16There are six things the Lord hates— no, seven things he detests:
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תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת׀ בְּלִבּ֗וֹ חֹרֵ֣שׁ רָ֣ע בְּכָל־עֵ֑ת מִדְיָנִ֥ים יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 6:14
- Proverbs 2:14They take pleasure in doing wrong, and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil.
- Proverbs 16:28A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.
- Proverbs 21:8The guilty walk a crooked path; the innocent travel a straight road.
- Proverbs 6:18a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong,
- Psalms 36:4They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots. Their actions are never good. They make no attempt to turn from evil.
- Isaiah 32:7The smooth tricks of scoundrels are evil. They plot crooked schemes. They lie to convict the poor, even when the cause of the poor is just.
- Isaiah 57:20“But those who still reject me are like the restless sea, which is never still but continually churns up mud and dirt.
- Ezekiel 11:2The Spirit said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who are planning evil and giving wicked counsel in this city.
- Micah 2:1What sorrow awaits you who lie awake at night, thinking up evil plans. You rise at dawn and hurry to carry them out, simply because you have the power to do so.
- Proverbs 6:19a false witness who pours out lies, a person who sows discord in a family.
- Proverbs 22:8Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster, and their reign of terror will come to an end.
- Proverbs 26:17Interfering in someone else’s argument is as foolish as yanking a dog’s ears.
- Hosea 8:7“They have planted the wind and will harvest the whirlwind. The stalks of grain wither and produce nothing to eat. And even if there is any grain, foreigners will eat it.
- Romans 16:17And now I make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out for people who cause divisions and upset people’s faith by teaching things contrary to what you have been taught. Stay away from them.
- Galatians 6:7Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.
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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