Proverbs 6:14
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
KJV
pravo corde machinatur malum, et omni tempore jurgia seminat.
Vulgate
διεστραμμένῃ καρδίᾳ τεκταίνεται κακὰ, ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ· ὁ τοιοῦτος ταραχὰς συνίστησιν πόλει.
LXX
In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.
ASV
תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת בְּ/לִבּ֗/וֹ חֹרֵ֣שׁ רָ֣ע בְּ/כָל עֵ֑ת מדנים מִדְיָנִ֥ים יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
חֹ֣רְשֵׁי
chrshy
verb · 72×
י
y
noun · 591×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מָד֑וֹן
mdvn
noun · 17×
מדנים
mdnym
noun · 3×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
עֵ֣ת
't
verb · 293×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת
thpkvt
noun · 10×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Ezek 38:10 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
- Gal 6:7 — Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
- Gen 27:41 — And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
- Hos 8:7 — For 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.
- Matt 15:19 — For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
- Mic 2:1 — Woe 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.
- Prov 2:14 — Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
- Prov 3:29 — Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
- Prov 6:18 — An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
- Prov 6:19 — A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
- Prov 11:20 — They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
- Prov 16:27 — An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
- Prov 16:28 — A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
- Prov 24:8 — He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
- Prov 26:17 — He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
- Ps 36:4 — He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
- Ps 52:1 — Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
- Rom 16:17 — Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
- Zech 8:17 — And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.