Proverbs 6:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.

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Referenced Verses

  • Mic 2:1 : 1 A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power.
  • Prov 6:18-19 : 18 A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin; 19 A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.
  • Prov 16:28-30 : 28 A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends. 29 A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good. 30 He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.
  • Prov 21:8 : 8 Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.
  • Prov 22:8 : 8 By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.
  • Prov 26:17-22 : 17 He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by. 18 As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death, 19 So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport? 20 Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended. 21 Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started. 22 The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.
  • Isa 32:7 : 7 The designs of the false are evil, purposing the destruction of the poor man by false words, even when he is in the right.
  • Isa 57:20 : 20 But the evil-doers are like the troubled sea, for which there is no rest, and its waters send up earth and waste.
  • Ezek 11:2 : 2 Then he said to me, Son of man, these are the men who are designing evil, who are teaching evil ways in this town:
  • Hos 8:7 : 7 For they have been planting the wind, and their fruit will be the storm; his grain has no stem, it will give no meal, and if it does, a strange nation will take it.
  • Rom 16:17 : 17 Now, it is my desire, brothers, that you will take note of those who are causing division and trouble among you, quite against the teaching which was given to you: and keep away from them.
  • Gal 6:7-8 : 7 Be not tricked; God is not made sport of: for whatever seed a man puts in, that will he get back as grain. 8 Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.
  • Ps 36:4 : 4 He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.
  • Prov 2:14 : 14 Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;
  • Prov 3:29 : 29 Do not make evil designs against your neighbour, when he is living with you without fear.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 6:18-19
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    18 A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;

    19 A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

  • Prov 6:12-13
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    12 A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;

    13 Making signs with his eyes, rubbing with his feet, and giving news with his fingers;

  • Prov 17:19-20
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    19 The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.

    20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

  • Prov 16:27-30
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    27 A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

    28 A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

    29 A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.

    30 He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

  • Prov 6:15
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    15 For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

  • Ps 36:1-4
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    1 <To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David.> The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

    2 For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.

    3 In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

    4 He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.

  • Prov 24:8
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    8 He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.

  • Prov 24:2
    78%

    2 For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.

  • Ps 7:14-15
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    14 That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.

    15 He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made

  • Prov 2:14-15
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    76%

    14 Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;

    15 Whose ways are not straight, and whose footsteps are turned to evil:

  • Ps 140:2
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    2 For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • Prov 26:24-26
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    24 With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;

    25 When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:

    26 Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.

  • Job 15:35
    74%

    35 Evil has made them with child, and they give birth to trouble; and the fruit of their body is shame for themselves.

  • Prov 12:20
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    20 Deceit is in the heart of those whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy.

  • Ps 52:2
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    2 Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

  • Ps 41:6
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    6 If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

  • Prov 17:11
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    11 An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.

  • Nah 1:11
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    11 One has gone out from you who is designing evil against the Lord, whose purposes are of no value.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4 A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

  • Prov 1:16
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    16 For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18 Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

  • Ps 50:19
    72%

    19 You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

  • Isa 57:17
    72%

    17 I was quickly angry with his evil ways, and sent punishment on him, veiling my face in wrath: and he went on, turning his heart from me.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20 The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight

  • Prov 22:5
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    5 Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.

  • Rom 3:14
    72%

    14 Whose mouth is full of curses and bitter words:

  • Isa 32:7
    72%

    7 The designs of the false are evil, purposing the destruction of the poor man by false words, even when he is in the right.

  • Job 5:13
    72%

    13 He takes the wise in their secret designs, and the purposes of the twisted are cut off suddenly.

  • Prov 4:24
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    24 Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.

  • Ps 64:5
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    5 They make themselves strong in an evil purpose; they make holes for secret nets; they say, Who will see it,

  • Jer 9:8
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    8 His tongue is an arrow causing death; the words of his mouth are deceit: he says words of peace to his neighbour, but in his heart he is waiting secretly for him.

  • Mic 7:3
    71%

    3 Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.

  • Prov 21:29
    71%

    29 The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.

  • Ps 37:12
    71%

    12 The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.