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Proverbs 6:12–13

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¶ A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
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From verse 12

  1. Matthew 12:34Rank 1 from verse 12
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    34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

  2. 1 Timothy 5:13Rank 2 from verse 12
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    13And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

  3. Proverbs 16:27Rank 3 from verse 12
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    27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

  4. Proverbs 4:24Rank 4 from verse 12
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    24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

  5. Psalms 52:2–4Rank 5 from verse 12
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    2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.

    3Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

    4Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

From verse 13

  1. Psalms 35:19Rank 1 from verse 13
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    19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

  2. Job 15:12Rank 2 from verse 13
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    12Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

  3. Proverbs 10:10Rank 3 from verse 13
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    10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

  4. Proverbs 5:6Rank 4 from verse 13
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    6Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

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Proverbs 6:12

COMBINED MEANING

naughty

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1. Morally bad or wicked. 2. Of things, bad, corrupt, or unfit for use.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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froward

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1. Perverse or turned aside from what is right. 2. Contrary or opposed in conduct or response.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Proverbs 6:13

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eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

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6:12¶ A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

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6:13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

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6:14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

6:15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

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