Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Is the one who walks with a
King James Version
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
Holman Bible
goes around speaking dishonestly,
International Standard Version
A worthless man, a wicked man, goes around with devious speech,
A Conservative Version
A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,
American Standard Version
A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;
Amplified
A worthless person, a wicked man,
Is one who walks with a perverse (corrupt, vulgar) mouth.
Bible in Basic English
A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;
Darby Translation
A man of Belial, a wicked person, is he that goeth about with a perverse mouth;
Julia Smith Translation
A man of Belial, a man of iniquity, goes with perverseness of mouth.
King James 2000
A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A worthless man, an evil man, goes around with {deceitful speech}.
Modern King James verseion
A worthless person, a wicked man walks with a crooked mouth,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
An ungodly person, a wicked man goeth with a froward mouth,
NET Bible
A worthless and wicked person walks around saying perverse things;
New Heart English Bible
A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth;
The Emphasized Bible
An abandoned man, a man of iniquity, is he who - goeth on in perversity of mouth;
Webster
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
World English Bible
A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth;
Youngs Literal Translation
A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking with perverseness of mouth,
Interlinear
References
Easton
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 6:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Against Worthlessness
11
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
12
Is the one who walks with a
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 4:24
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
1 Samuel 17:28
Now Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men. And Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, "Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption and the evil of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle."
Psalm 10:3
For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD.
Psalm 10:7
His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
Psalm 36:3
The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good.
Psalm 52:2-4
Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.
Psalm 59:7
There they are, bellowing with their mouths with swords in their lips-- for "Who," they think,"will hear us?"
Psalm 73:8-9
They scoff and speak with malice; loftily they threaten oppression.
Proverbs 2:12
delivering you from the way of evil, from men of perverted speech,
Proverbs 6:14
with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord;
Proverbs 8:13
The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.
Proverbs 11:6
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
Proverbs 16:27
A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
Proverbs 17:4
An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Jeremiah 24:2
One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, but the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten.
Jeremiah 24:8-10
"But thus says the LORD: Like the bad figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten, so will I treat Zedekiah the king of Judah, his officials, the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt.
Matthew 12:34
You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Acts 20:30
and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.
1 Timothy 5:13
Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not.
Titus 1:10-11
For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party.
James 1:21
Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.