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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 12

Cross-references

Proverbs 8:13Classic cross-references Micah 2:1Classic cross-references Proverbs 4:24Classic cross-references Matthew 12:34Classic cross-references Matthew 15:18Classic cross-references

Original words

A worthlessבְּ֭לִיַּעַלH1100Noun - masculine singularpersonאָדָ֣םH120Noun - masculine singular constructa wickedאָ֑וֶןH205Noun - masculine singularmanאִ֣ישׁH376Noun - masculine singular constructwalksה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְH1980Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularwith a perverseעִקְּשׁ֥וּתH6143Noun - feminine singular constructmouthפֶּֽה׃H6310Noun - masculine singular

Verse 13

Cross-references

Isaiah 58:9Classic cross-references Psalms 35:19Classic cross-references Job 15:12Classic cross-references Proverbs 10:10Classic cross-references Psalms 17:11Classic cross-references

Original words

winkingקֹרֵ֣ץH7169Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhis eyesבְּ֭עֵינָוH5869Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singularspeakingמֹלֵ֣לH4448Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularwith his feetבְּרַגְלָ֑וH7272Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularand pointingמֹ֝רֶ֗הH3384Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularwith his fingersבְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃H676Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 14

Cross-references

Galatians 6:7Classic cross-references Proverbs 6:19Classic cross-references Matthew 15:19Classic cross-references Micah 2:1Classic cross-references Psalms 52:1Classic cross-references

Original words

With deceitתַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת׀H8419Noun - feminine pluralin his heartבְּלִבּ֗וֹH3820Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularhe devisesחֹרֵ֣שׁH2790Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularevilרָ֣עH7451Adjective - masculine singularhe continuallyבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .עֵ֑תH6256Noun - common singularsowsיְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃H7971Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singulardiscordמְדָנִיםH4090Noun - masculine plural

Verse 15

Cross-references

Proverbs 29:1Classic cross-references Proverbs 1:26Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 36:16Classic cross-references Jeremiah 19:11Classic cross-references Psalms 64:7Classic cross-references

Original words

Thereforeעַל־H5921Preposition. . .כֵּ֗ןH3651Adverbcalamityאֵיד֑וֹH343Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwill come upon himיָב֣וֹאH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularsuddenlyפִּ֭תְאֹםH6597Adverbin an instantפֶּ֥תַעH6621Adverbhe will be shatteredיִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗רH7665Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularbeyondוְאֵ֣יןH369Conjunctive waw | Adverbrecoveryמַרְפֵּֽא׃פH4832Noun - masculine singular

Verse 16

Cross-references

Proverbs 26:25Classic cross-references Psalms 11:5Classic cross-references James 4:6Classic cross-references Proverbs 16:5Classic cross-references Proverbs 8:13Classic cross-references

Original words

There areהֵ֭נָּהH2007Pronoun - third person feminine pluralsix [things that]שֶׁשׁ־H8337Number - feminine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhatesשָׂנֵ֣אH8130Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularsevenוְ֝שֶׁ֗בַעH7651Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singularthat are detestableתּוֹעֲבוֹתH8441Noun - feminine singular constructto Himנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃H5315Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 17

Cross-references

Psalms 120:2Classic cross-references Proverbs 12:22Classic cross-references Isaiah 1:15Classic cross-references Psalms 101:5Classic cross-references Psalms 5:6Classic cross-references

Original words

haughtyרָ֭מוֹתH7311Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluraleyesעֵינַ֣יִםH5869Noun - cda lyingשָׁ֑קֶרH8267Noun - masculine singulartongueלְשׁ֣וֹןH3956Noun - common singular constructhandsוְ֝יָדַ֗יִםH3027Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdthat shedשֹׁפְכ֥וֹתH8210Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluralinnocentנָקִֽי׃H5355Adjective - masculine singularbloodדָּם־H1818Noun - masculine singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

Genesis 6:5Classic cross-references Proverbs 1:16Classic cross-references Jeremiah 4:14Classic cross-references Psalms 36:4Classic cross-references Romans 3:15Classic cross-references

Original words

a heartלֵ֗בH3820Noun - masculine singularthat devisesחֹ֭רֵשׁH2790Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularwickedאָ֑וֶןH205Noun - masculine singularschemesמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתH4284Noun - feminine plural constructfeetרַגְלַ֥יִםH7272Noun - fdthat runלָר֥וּץH7323Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructswiftlyמְ֝מַהֲר֗וֹתH4116Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine pluralto evilלָֽרָעָה׃H7451Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - feminine singular

Verse 19

Cross-references

Galatians 6:7Classic cross-references Proverbs 19:5Classic cross-references James 3:6Classic cross-references Proverbs 6:14Classic cross-references James 3:18Classic cross-references

Original words

a falseשָׁ֑קֶרH8267Noun - masculine singularwitnessעֵ֣דH5707Noun - masculine singular constructwho gives falseכְּ֭זָבִיםH3577Noun - masculine pluraltestimonyיָפִ֣יחַH6315Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularand one who stirs upוּמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַH7971Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singulardiscordמְ֝דָנִ֗יםH4090Noun - masculine pluralamongבֵּ֣יןH996Prepositionbrothersאַחִֽים׃פH251Noun - masculine plural

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