Proverbs 6:12
A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
In Context
11so thy poverty shall come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.
13who winks with his eyes, who speaks with his feet, who makes signs with his fingers,
Cross References
Psalms 10:3For the wicked man boasts of his heart's desire. And the greedy man renounces, [yea], despises LORD.
Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise [and] to do good.
Psalms 59:7Behold, they belch out with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, for [they say], Who hears?
Psalms 101:3I will set no base thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who turn aside. It shall not cleave to me.
Proverbs 3:32For the perverse man is an abomination to LORD, but his friendship is with the upright.
Proverbs 6:14in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who sows discord.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:7-12
Slothfulness Reproved. 6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. 9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. Solomon, in these verses, addresses himself to the sluggard who loves… Read the whole commentary →