Proverbs 6:14
[Hath] perverse things in his heart, deviseth mischief on every occasion, strifes, he sendeth forth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
In Context
13Winketh with his eyes, speaketh with his foot, pointeth with his fingers;
Cross References
Psalms 36:4Iniquity, deviseth he upon his bed,—he taketh his stand in a way, not good, Wrong, doth he not abhor!
Proverbs 2:14Who rejoice to do wrong, exult in the perversities of the wrongful;
Proverbs 3:32For, an abomination to Yahweh, is the tortuous man, but, with the upright, he is intimate.
Proverbs 14:22Shall they not, become vagrants, who devise evil? but, lovingkindness and faithfulness, [be to] them who devise good.
Proverbs 21:8Crooked is the way of a guilty man, but, as for the pure, straight is his dealing.
Proverbs 24:8He that deviseth to do mischief, him, shall men call, a master of plots.
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 →