Proverbs 6:12
A worthless person—a wicked man— 1 lives by the crookedness of his speech, 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
In Context
11and your poverty will come like a robber 1 and your needs like an armed soldier. 1
13winking his eyes, making signals with his feet 1 and pointing with his fingers. 1
Cross References
Psalms 10:3For the wicked person boasts of his deepest desires; 1 he blesses the greedy and insults Yahweh. 1
Psalms 36:3His words are sinful and deceitful; 1 he does not want to be wise and do good. 1
Psalms 59:7See, they belch out with their mouths; 1 swords are in their lips, 1 for they say, “Who hears us?” 1
Psalms 101:3I will not put wrongdoing before my eyes; 1 I hate worthless evil; 1 it will not cling to me. 1
Proverbs 3:32For the devious person is detestable to Yahweh, 1 but he brings the upright person into his confidence. 1
Proverbs 6:14He plots evil with deceit in his heart; 1 he always stirs up 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 →