Proverbs 6:14
in Proverbs 6With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
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ASV
In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.
KJV
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
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This verse in Proverbs 6
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Frowardness--as in Pr 2:14. deviseth--literally, "constructs, as an artisan." mischief--evil to others. discord--especially litigation. Cunning is the talent of the weak and lazy.
This site's exposition
walketh with a froward mouth
on Proverbs 6:12-15
The naughty person is drawn through body language before a single word of speech, winking eyes, feet that speak, fingers that teach, a whole vocabulary of signals used to deceive without ever committing to plain words. Frowardness in the heart is named as the source, and mischief and discord are named as the fruit, the same inside-to-outside order the chapter used earlier of the heart's issues. His judgment matches his method, calamity that comes suddenly on a man who spent his life in hidden signals, broken without remedy because no warning ever reached him in time.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
A commentator
John ChrysostomCOMMENTARY ON THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON, FRAGMENT 6:14 · Written in the 5th century.
proposed
"All the time this kind of man stirs up troubles in the city." Indeed! The words "all the time" are quite strong! In fact, even when such a person intends to command something good, his method of command is still full of suspicion. He leads people to fight and troubles secure cities with riots. This kind of a person has no peaceful spirit, nor has he listened to Jesus, who said, "How blessed are the peacemakers."
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Frowardness is in his heart,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
He deviseth mischief - He plots schemes and plans to bring it to pass. He soweth discord - Between men and their wives, by seducing the latter from their fidelity. See the preceding quotation.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת׀ | tahpukhot | perverse things | H8419 → | 10 times |
| בְּלִבּ֗וֹ | belibo | [are] in heart his | H3820 → | 595 times |
| חֹרֵ֣שׁ | choresh | [he is] devising | H2790 → | 74 times |
| רָ֣ע | ra' | evil | H7451 → | 662 times |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | at every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עֵ֑ת | ʾet | time | H6256 → | 296 times |
| מִדְיָנִ֥ים | medanim | contentions | H4079 → | 10 times |
| יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃ | yeshaleach | he sends out | H7971 → | 845 times |
תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת׀perverse things
tahpukhotH8419 →10 times
בְּלִבּ֗וֹ[are] in heart his
beliboH3820 →595 times
חֹרֵ֣שׁ[he is] devising
choreshH2790 →74 times
רָ֣עevil
ra'H7451 →662 times
בְּכָל־at every
bekholH3605 →5413 times
עֵ֑תtime
ʾetH6256 →296 times
מִדְיָנִ֥יםcontentions
medanimH4079 →10 times
יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃he sends out
yeshaleachH7971 →845 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 16:17Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.
it leads to
- Jude 1:19
These are the ones who cause divisions, who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received…
- 1 Timothy 6:3–5
If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
- 2 Timothy 3:5
having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
- Colossians 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
- Jude 1:19
Through
Hosea 8:7For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.
it leads to
- Proverbs 22:8
He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
- Proverbs 22:8
Through
Micah 2:1Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
it leads to
- Psalms 36:4
Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
- Isaiah 32:7
The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
- Psalms 36:4
Where this verse is studied
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About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, COMMENTARY ON THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON, FRAGMENT 6:14; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.