Revised Version 1895
Proverbs 6:18
18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief;
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 King James Version (NKJV)A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil,
Context of Proverbs 6:18
16There be six things which the LORD hateth; yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: 17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood; An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief; 19A false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. 20My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:18 word by word
לֵ֗ב חֹ֭רֵשׁ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת אָ֑וֶן רַגְלַ֥יִם מְ֝מַהֲר֗וֹת לָר֥וּץ לָֽרָעָה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:18
- Proverbs 24:8He that deviseth to do evil, men shall call him a mischievous person.
- Genesis 6:5And the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
- Psalms 36:4He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
- Jeremiah 4:14O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thine evil thoughts lodge within thee?
- 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.
- Zechariah 8:17and let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith 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; desolation ard destruction are in their paths.
- Romans 3:15Their 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
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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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