Proverbs 6:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

Perversity is in his heart, he devises mischief continually; he sows discord.

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  • Mic 2:1 : 1 Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it because it is in the power of their hand.
  • Prov 6:18-19 : 18 A heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren.
  • Prov 16:28-30 : 28 A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. 29 A violent man entices his neighbor, and leads him into a way that is not good. 30 He shuts his eyes to devise perverse things; moving his lips, he brings evil to pass.
  • Prov 21:8 : 8 The way of the guilty is crooked and strange, but as for the pure, his work is right.
  • Prov 22:8 : 8 He who sows iniquity shall reap vanity, and the rod of his anger shall fail.
  • Prov 26:17-22 : 17 He who passes by and meddles in strife not belonging to him is like one who takes a dog by the ears. 18 Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death, 19 So is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, Am I not joking? 20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; so where there is no gossip, strife ceases. 21 As coals to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle strife. 22 The words of a gossip are like wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
  • Isa 32:7 : 7 The schemes of the miser are evil: he devises wicked plans to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaks what is right.
  • Isa 57:20 : 20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
  • Ezek 11:2 : 2 Then he said to me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief and give wicked counsel in this city:
  • Hos 8:7 : 7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. It has no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal. If it does yield, strangers shall swallow it up.
  • Rom 16:17 : 17 Now I urge you, brethren, mark those who cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you have learned, and avoid them.
  • Gal 6:7-8 : 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he who sows to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
  • Ps 36:4 : 4 He devises mischief upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not abhor evil.
  • Prov 2:14 : 14 Who rejoice to do evil and delight in the perversity of the wicked;
  • Prov 3:29 : 29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor, seeing he dwells securely by you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 6:18-19
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    18A heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

    19A false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren.

  • Prov 6:12-13
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    12A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth.

    13He winks with his eyes, he speaks with his feet, he teaches with his fingers;

  • Prov 17:19-20
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    19He who loves transgression loves strife, and he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

    20He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

  • Prov 16:27-30
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    27An ungodly man digs up evil, and in his lips there is like a burning fire.

    28A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

    29A violent man entices his neighbor, and leads him into a way that is not good.

    30He shuts his eyes to devise perverse things; moving his lips, he brings evil to pass.

  • Prov 6:15
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    15Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly; suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.

  • Ps 36:1-4
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    1The transgression of the wicked speaks within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

    2For he flatters himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity is found to be hateful.

    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has ceased to be wise, and to do good.

    4He devises mischief upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not abhor evil.

  • Prov 24:8
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    8He who devises to do evil shall be called a schemer.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud; under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

  • Prov 24:2
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    2For their hearts plot destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

  • Ps 7:14-15
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    14Behold, he travails with iniquity, and has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

    15He made a pit, and dug it, and has fallen into the ditch he made.

  • Prov 2:14-15
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    14Who rejoice to do evil and delight in the perversity of the wicked;

    15Whose ways are crooked, and who are perverse in their paths:

  • Ps 140:2
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    2Who devise mischiefs in their hearts; continually they gather together for war.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

  • Prov 26:24-26
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    24He who hates others disguises it with his lips, and stores up deceit within him;

    25When he speaks kindly, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.

    26Though his hatred is concealed by deceit, his wickedness shall be exposed before the assembly.

  • Job 15:35
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    35They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepares deceit.

  • Prov 12:20
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    20Deceit is in the heart of those who imagine evil, but to the counselors of peace there is joy.

  • Ps 52:2
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    2Your tongue devises mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

  • Ps 41:6
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    6And if he comes to see me, he speaks vain things; his heart gathers iniquity to itself; when he goes out, he tells it.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17He who is quickly angry acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated.

  • Prov 17:11
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    11An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

  • Nah 1:11
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    11There is one come out from you, who imagines evil against the LORD, a wicked counselor.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4A wicked doer listens to false lips, and a liar gives ear to a deceitful tongue.

  • Prov 1:16
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    16For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who utters slander, is a fool.

  • Ps 50:19
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    19You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue frames deceit.

  • Isa 57:17
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    17For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry and struck him; I hid myself and was angry, and he went on stubbornly in the way of his heart.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the upright in their way are His delight.

  • Prov 22:5
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    5Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards his soul shall be far from them.

  • Rom 3:14
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    14'Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.'

  • Isa 32:7
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    7The schemes of the miser are evil: he devises wicked plans to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaks what is right.

  • Job 5:13
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    13He catches the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the perverse is brought to a rapid end.

  • Prov 4:24
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    24Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and put perverse lips far from you.

  • Ps 64:5
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    5They encourage themselves in an evil matter; they talk of laying snares secretly; they say, Who shall see them?

  • Jer 9:8
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    8Their tongue is like an arrow shot out; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lies in wait.

  • Mic 7:3
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    3That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a reward; and the great man utters his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked man hardens his face, but as for the upright, he directs his way.

  • Ps 37:12
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    12The wicked plot against the just and gnash at him with their teeth.