Proverbs 6:12
A base person, a man of iniquity, is he that walketh with a froward mouth;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 runner, and thy want as an armed man.
13That winketh with his eyes, that scrapeth with his feet, that pointeth with his fingers;
Cross References
Psalms 10:3For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and the covetous vaunteth himself, though he contemn the LORD.
Psalms 36:3(36-4) The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; he hath left off to be wise, to do good.
Psalms 59:7(59-8) Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: 'For who doth hear?'
Psalms 101:3I will set no base thing before mine eyes; I hate the doing of things crooked; it shall not cleave unto me.
Proverbs 3:32For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD; but His counsel is with the upright.
Proverbs 6:14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually; he 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 →