Proverbs 6:12

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Summary

Proverbs 6:12

A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

Naughty

James 1:21

Walketh

General references

Matthew 15:18

Bible References

Naughty

The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the faithless will be captured by their own desires.

One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

When David's oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, he became angry with David and said, "Why have you come down here? To whom did you entrust those few sheep in the desert? I am familiar with your pride and deceit! You have come down here to watch the battle!"

One basket had very good-looking figs in it. They looked like those that had ripened early. The other basket had very bad-looking figs in it, so bad they could not be eaten.

So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.

Walketh

he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.

to deliver you from the way of the wicked, from those speaking perversity,

Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.

The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say, "Who hears?"

They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.

Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.

Even from among your own group men will arise, teaching perversions of the truth to draw the disciples away after them.

And besides that, going around from house to house they learn to be lazy, and they are not only lazy, but also gossips and busybodies, talking about things they should not.

For there are many rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections,

And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence -- and is set on fire by hell.

General references

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a person.