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Proverbs 6:12–14

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

From verse 14

  1. Micah 2:1Rank 1 from verse 14
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    1WOE to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

  2. Romans 16:17Rank 2 from verse 14
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    17Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

  3. Hosea 8:7Rank 3 from verse 14
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    7For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.

  4. Proverbs 6:18–19Rank 4 from verse 14
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    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.

  5. Proverbs 2:14Rank 5 from verse 14
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    14Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

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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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 6:13

COMBINED MEANING

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Proverbs 6:14

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

continually

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1. Repeatedly, habitually, or at every appointed recurrence. 2. Without pause or cessation during the period stated.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

soweth

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Sense 1: Third-person singular present form of sow, meaning to scatter or plant seed. Sense 2: Figuratively, to spread what will produce a result.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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.

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

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