Proverbs 6:15
His perdition shall come to him anon, and he shall be broken suddenly; and he shall no more have medicine. (His perdition shall come upon him at once, and suddenly he shall be broken; and then he shall be without any remedy.)
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
In Context
16Six things there be, which the Lord hateth; and his soul curseth the seventh thing.
Cross References
Psalms 50:22Ye that forget God, understand these things; lest sometime he ravish, and none be that shall deliver. (Ye who forget God, understand these things; lest sometime I tear thee in pieces, and there be no one who shall save thee.)
Proverbs 1:27When sudden wretchedness falleth in, and perishing befalleth as (a) tempest; when tribulation and anguish cometh [up] on you.
Proverbs 29:1Sudden perishing shall come [up] on that man, that with hard noll, that is, (with) an obstinate soul, despiseth a blamer (or despiseth a rebuker); and health shall not follow him.
Jeremiah 19:11And thou shalt say to them, The Lord of hosts saith these things, So I shall all-break this people, and this city, as the vessel of a potter is all-broken, which may no more be restored; and they shall be buried in Tophet, for none other place is to bury. (And thou shalt say to them, The Lord of hosts saith these things, So I shall break this people all in pieces, and this city, like this potter’s vessel is broken all in pieces, which cannot be restored; and they shall be buried in Tophet, for there is no other place left for burying them.)
1 Thessalonians 5:3For when they shall say peace is, and secureness, then sudden death shall come on them [+or then suddenly perishing shall come on them], as sorrow to a woman that is with child, and they shall not escape.
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 →