Proverbs 6:18
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,
a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
19 a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
20 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
- KJV
- An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
- WEB
- a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
- ASV
- A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,
- DARBY
- a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief;
- BLB
- a heart devising plans of iniquity, feet hurrying to run toward evil,
- ÅB
- et hjerte som legger opp onde råd, føtter som haster til det onde,
- OTB
- et hjerte som planlegger onde planer,
føtter som er raske til å løpe til ondskap, - B1930
- et hjerte som legger op onde råd, føtter som haster til det onde,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 6:5
Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.
Read in contextProverbs 1:16
For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
Read in contextJeremiah 4:14
Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?
Read in contextPsalms 36:4
Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
Read in contextRomans 3:15
“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
Read in contextZechariah 8:17
do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 59:7
Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
Read in contextMicah 2:1
Woe 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.
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