Proverbs 6:18

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,”

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Read Proverbs 6:18 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

“a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“A heart devising thoughts of vanity--Feet hasting to run to evil--”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 6:18 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 6:5Then 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.
  2. Psalms 36:4Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
  3. Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
  4. Proverbs 15:26The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.
  5. Proverbs 24:8He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
  6. Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
  7. Jeremiah 4:14Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?
  8. 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.
  9. Zechariah 8:17do 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.
  10. Romans 3:15“Their feet are swift to shed blood;

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