Proverbs 6:15

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

What this verse means

Read Proverbs 6:15 in the flow of Proverbs6 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs6 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Therefore suddenly cometh his calamity, Instantly he is broken--and no healing.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 6:15 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:16But 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.
  2. Psalms 50:22Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
  3. Psalms 73:18Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
  4. Proverbs 1:27when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.
  5. Proverbs 24:22For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?
  6. Proverbs 29:1A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.
  7. Isaiah 30:13this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly— in an instant!
  8. Jeremiah 19:11and 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.
  9. Ezekiel 11:13Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, “Oh, Lord GOD, will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?”
  10. 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

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

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