Proverbs 6:15
As a result, disaster falls suddenly on such people; in just a moment they're destroyed without hope of healing.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
In Context
14Their warped minds plot evil schemes; they're always causing trouble.
16There are six things that the Lord hates, seven things that he absolutely detests:
Cross References
Psalms 50:22Think again, you people who dismiss God, or I will tear you apart, and no one will be able to save you.
Proverbs 1:27When panic rains down on you like a storm, when trouble hits you like a whirlwind, when sorrow and pain come on you,
Proverbs 29:1Anyone who goes on stubbornly rejecting many warnings will be suddenly destroyed, without hope of healing.
Jeremiah 19:11Tell them, This is what the Lord Almighty says: I'm going to smash this nation and this city, just like a clay jar is smashed so it can't ever be repaired. People will bury their dead in Topheth until it's full.
1 Thessalonians 5:3When people talk about peace and security suddenly they will be completely ruined. It will be just like the sudden onset of childbirth, and they certainly won't 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 →