Proverbs 6:14

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Frowardness <FI>is<Fi> in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 6:14 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 36:4Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
  2. Psalms 140:3They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
  3. Proverbs 2:14from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,
  4. Proverbs 3:29Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
  5. Proverbs 3:32for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
  6. Proverbs 6:18a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
  7. Proverbs 14:22Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
  8. Proverbs 16:28A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
  9. Proverbs 21:8The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
  10. Proverbs 22:8He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
  11. Proverbs 24:8He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
  12. Proverbs 26:17Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
  13. Isaiah 32:7The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
  14. Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.
  15. Ezekiel 11:2And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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