Proverbs 6:12
A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
In Context
11Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man
13Making signs with his eyes, rubbing with his feet, and giving news with his fingers;
Cross References
Psalms 10:3For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.
Psalms 36:3\36:2\For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.
Psalms 59:7\59:6\They come back in the evening; they make a noise like a dog, and go round the town.
Psalms 101:3I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.
Proverbs 3:32For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.
Proverbs 6:14His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.
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 →