Proverbs 6:12
A worthless person, a man of iniquity; he walketh with a froward mouth;
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
In Context
11So shall thy poverty come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.
13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he maketh signs with his fingers;
Cross References
Psalms 10:3For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth the LORD.
Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise and to do good.
Psalms 59:7Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
Psalms 101:3I will set no base thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave unto me.
Proverbs 3:32For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the upright.
Proverbs 6:14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually; he soweth 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 →