Proverbs 6:15
Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly. Suddenly he shall be broken, and that without remedy.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
In Context
14in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who sows discord.
16There are six things which LORD hates, yea, seven which are an abomination to him:
Cross References
Psalms 50:22Now consider this, ye who forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:
Proverbs 1:27when your fear comes as a storm, and your calamity comes on as a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
Proverbs 29:1He who, being often reproved, hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Jeremiah 19:11and shall say to them, Thus says LORD of hosts: Even so I will break this people and this city, as a potter's vessel is broken, that cannot be made whole again. And they shall bury in Topheth till there be no place to bury.
1 Thessalonians 5:3For when they say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction approaches them, as the woman having birth pangs in her womb, and they will, no, not escape.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:13-20
The Seven Abominations. 12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. 13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; 14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. 15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. 16 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 An heart that… Read the whole commentary →