Focused Passage

Proverbs 6:12-19

Wisdom Against Entrapment: Surety, Sloth, Wicked Speech, and Adultery

The chapter moves through five danger zones: financial entrapment, lazy neglect, corrupt character, sins detestable to the LORD, and adulterous desire. It then anchors protection in fatherly and motherly instruction that functions as lamp, light, and corrective way of life.

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12 A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,

13 winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.

14 With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.

15 Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.

16 There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,

19 a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

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References and Original Words

Verse 12

Original words

A worthless בְּ֭לִיַּעַל H1100 Noun - masculine singular person אָדָ֣ם H120 Noun - masculine singular construct a wicked אָ֑וֶן H205 Noun - masculine singular man אִ֣ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular construct walks ה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְ H1980 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular with a perverse עִקְּשׁ֥וּת H6143 Noun - feminine singular construct mouth פֶּֽה׃ H6310 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 13

Original words

winking קֹרֵ֣ץ H7169 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular his eyes בְּ֭עֵינָו H5869 Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular speaking מֹלֵ֣ל H4448 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular with his feet בְּרַגְלָ֑ו H7272 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular and pointing מֹ֝רֶ֗ה H3384 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular with his fingers בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃ H676 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 14

Original words

With deceit תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת׀ H8419 Noun - feminine plural in his heart בְּלִבּ֗וֹ H3820 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular he devises חֹרֵ֣שׁ H2790 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular evil רָ֣ע H7451 Adjective - masculine singular he continually בְּכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . עֵ֑ת H6256 Noun - common singular sows יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃ H7971 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular discord מְדָנִים H4090 Noun - masculine plural
Verse 15

Original words

Therefore עַל־ H5921 Preposition . . . כֵּ֗ן H3651 Adverb calamity אֵיד֑וֹ H343 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular will come upon him יָב֣וֹא H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular suddenly פִּ֭תְאֹם H6597 Adverb in an instant פֶּ֥תַע H6621 Adverb he will be shattered יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗ר H7665 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular beyond וְאֵ֣ין H369 Conjunctive waw | Adverb recovery מַרְפֵּֽא׃פ H4832 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 16

Original words

There are הֵ֭נָּה H2007 Pronoun - third person feminine plural six [things that] שֶׁשׁ־ H8337 Number - feminine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular hates שָׂנֵ֣א H8130 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular seven וְ֝שֶׁ֗בַע H7651 Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular that are detestable תּוֹעֲבוֹת H8441 Noun - feminine singular construct to Him נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 17

Original words

haughty רָ֭מוֹת H7311 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural eyes עֵינַ֣יִם H5869 Noun - cd a lying שָׁ֑קֶר H8267 Noun - masculine singular tongue לְשׁ֣וֹן H3956 Noun - common singular construct hands וְ֝יָדַ֗יִם H3027 Conjunctive waw | Noun - fd that shed שֹׁפְכ֥וֹת H8210 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural innocent נָקִֽי׃ H5355 Adjective - masculine singular blood דָּם־ H1818 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 18

Original words

a heart לֵ֗ב H3820 Noun - masculine singular that devises חֹ֭רֵשׁ H2790 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular wicked אָ֑וֶן H205 Noun - masculine singular schemes מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת H4284 Noun - feminine plural construct feet רַגְלַ֥יִם H7272 Noun - fd that run לָר֥וּץ H7323 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct swiftly מְ֝מַהֲר֗וֹת H4116 Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural to evil לָֽרָעָה׃ H7451 Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Verse 19

Original words

a false שָׁ֑קֶר H8267 Noun - masculine singular witness עֵ֣ד H5707 Noun - masculine singular construct who gives false כְּ֭זָבִים H3577 Noun - masculine plural testimony יָפִ֣יחַ H6315 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular and one who stirs up וּמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַ H7971 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular discord מְ֝דָנִ֗ים H4090 Noun - masculine plural among בֵּ֣ין H996 Preposition brothers אַחִֽים׃פ H251 Noun - masculine plural

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