Proverbs 6:12
I will describe for you what worthless and evil people are like. They constantly lie;
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 10:3They brag about the evil things that they want to do. They praise people who seize from others things that do not belong to them, and they curse you, Yahweh.
Psalms 36:3Everything that they say is deceitful and full of lies; they no longer do what is good and are no longer wise.
Psalms 59:7They loudly say terrible things; they say [MTY] many things that injure people like [MET] swords do, but they think, “No one will [RHQ] hear us!”
Psalms 101:3I will not allow stay away from those who do what is evil [SYN]. I hate the deeds of those who ◄ turn away from/sin against► you; I will ◄completely avoid those people/not allow those people to come near me►.
Proverbs 3:32I say that because Yahweh considers such people to be abominable/detestable; but he is a friend to all those who do what is right.
Proverbs 6:14They plan to do evil things. They constantly cause strife/trouble.
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 →