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Proverbs 6:18 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 6 · verse 18
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,Proverbs 6:18 · King James Version
Proverbs 6:18 in context
16These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
20My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
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Key words (Strong's)
- imaginationsmachăshâbâha contrivanceH4284 →
- devisethchârashto scratchH2790 →
- runningrûwtsto runH7323 →
- wickedʼâvenstrictly nothingnessH205 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
- swiftmâharproperly, to be liquid or flow easilyH4116 →
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Solomon here gives us, I. The characters of one that is mischievous to man and dangerous to be dealt with. If the slothful are to be condemned, that do nothing, much more those that do ill, and contrive to do all the ill they can. It is a naughty person that is here spoken of, Heb. A man of Belial;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-19