Proverbs 6:12
A worthless person, a man of vain striving of iniquity, 2 is he who walks with a perverse mouth; 1
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In The King James Version
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
In Context
11so your poverty will come as a robber, 2 and your scarcity as an armed man. 1
13who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, 2 who motions with his fingers; 1
Cross References
Psalms 10:3For the wicked boasts of his heart’s cravings. 2 He blesses the greedy, and condemns Adonai. 1
Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are vain striving of iniquity and deceit. 2 He has ceased to be wise and to do good. 1
Psalms 59:7Behold, they spew with their mouth. 2 Swords are in their lips, 2 “For,” they say, “who sh'ma ·hears obeys· us?” 1
Psalms 101:3I will set no vile thing before my eyes. 2 I hate the deeds of faithless men. 2 They will not cling to me. 1
Proverbs 3:32For the perverse is an abomination to Adonai, 2 but his friendship is with the upright. 1
Proverbs 6:14in whose heart is perverseness, 2 who devises evil continually, 2 who always sows discord. 1
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 →