Proverbs 6:12
A worthless person, a man of iniquity,is he who walks with a perverse mouth;
New Heart English Bible
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,and your scarcity as an armed man.
13who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet,who motions with his fingers;
Cross References
Psalms 10:3For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings.He blesses the greedy, and condemns the Lord.
Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit.He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
Psalms 59:7Behold, they spew with their mouth.Swords are in their lips,"For," they say, "who hears us?"
Psalms 101:3I will set no vile thing before my eyes.I hate the deeds of faithless men.They will not cling to me.
Proverbs 3:32For the perverse is an abomination to the Lord,but his friendship is with the upright.
Proverbs 6:14in whose heart is perverseness,who devises evil continually,who always sows discord.
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 →