Proverbs 6:15
Therefore his destruction shall come suddenly; overthrow and irretrievable ruin. + 6:15 Comp. Heb.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
In Context
14His perverse heart devises evils: at all times such a one causes troubles to a city.
16For he rejoices in all things which God hates, and he is ruined by reason of impurity of soul.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:27yes when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and your overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you.
Proverbs 29:1A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.
Jeremiah 19:11and you shall say, Thus says the Lord, Thus will I break in pieces this people, and this city, even as an earthen vessel is broken in pieces which can’t be mended again.
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 →