Proverbs 6:12
A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
In Context
11So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
13That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;
Cross References
Psalms 10:3For the wicked boasteth of his heart`s desire, And the covetous renounceth, [yea], contemneth Jehovah.
Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.
Psalms 59:7Behold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: For who, [say they], doth hear?
Psalms 101:3I will set no base thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; It shall not cleave unto me.
Proverbs 3:32For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.
Proverbs 6:14In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth 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 →