Proverbs 6:15

13 winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.

14 With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.

Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.

16 There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
KJV
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
WEB
Therefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy.
ASV
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.
DARBY
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly: in a moment shall he be broken, and without remedy.
BLB
Upon thus his calamity shall come suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered, and without healing.
ÅB
Derfor skal ulykken komme brått over ham; i et øyeblikk skal han knuses, og det er ingen legedom for ham.
OTB
Derfor vil ulykke overmanne ham plutselig; øyeblikkelig vil han bli knust uten botemiddel.
B1930
Derfor skal ulykken komme brått over ham; i et øieblikk skal han knuses, og det er ingen lægedom for ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 36:16

    But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.

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  • Jeremiah 19:11

    and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3

    While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

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  • Proverbs 1:27

    when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.

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  • Isaiah 30:13–14

    this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly— in an instant!

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  • Psalms 73:18–20

    Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.

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  • Psalms 50:22

    Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:

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  • Proverbs 29:1

    A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.

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