Proverbs 6:18
a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
In Context
17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
19a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
Cross References
Psalms 36:4Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
Proverbs 15:26The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.
Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
Micah 2:1Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
Romans 3:15“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
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 →