Proverbs 6:18

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift to run to evil,

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 6:5 : 5 But the LORD saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time.
  • Prov 1:16 : 16 for they are eager to inflict harm, and they hasten to shed blood.
  • Rom 3:15 : 15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood,
  • Zech 8:17 : 17 Do not plan evil in your hearts against one another. Do not favor a false oath– these are all things that I hate,’ says the LORD.
  • Isa 59:7 : 7 They are eager to do evil, quick to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful; they crush and destroy.
  • Jer 4:14 : 14 “Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered. How long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you?
  • Ps 36:4 : 4 He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.
  • Prov 24:8 : 8 The one who plans to do evil will be called a scheming person.
  • Mic 2:1 : 1 Land Robbers Will Lose Their Land Beware wicked schemers, those who devise calamity as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 1:16
    82%

    16for they are eager to inflict harm, and they hasten to shed blood.

  • Prov 6:12-17
    6 verses
    81%

    12A worthless and wicked person walks around saying perverse things;

    13he winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, and points with his fingers;

    14he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.

    15Therefore, his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant he will be broken, and there will be no remedy.

    16There are six things that the LORD hates, even seven things that are an abomination to him:

    17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

  • Rom 3:15-16
    2 verses
    80%

    15“Their feet are swift to shed blood,

    16ruin and misery are in their paths,

  • Isa 59:7
    80%

    7They are eager to do evil, quick to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful; they crush and destroy.

  • Prov 24:2
    77%

    2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

  • Prov 24:8
    76%

    8The one who plans to do evil will be called a scheming person.

  • Prov 6:19
    76%

    19a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.

  • Matt 15:19
    75%

    19For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

  • Ps 58:2
    75%

    2No! You plan how to do what is unjust; you deal out violence in the earth.

  • Prov 12:20
    75%

    20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.

  • Prov 16:30
    75%

    30The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips has accomplished evil.

  • Prov 17:20
    74%

    20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

  • Ps 36:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

    4He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.

  • Ps 140:2
    73%

    2who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.

  • Mark 7:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder,

    22adultery, greed, evil, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, and folly.

  • Job 15:35
    73%

    35They conceive trouble and bring forth evil; their belly prepares deception.”

  • Prov 17:4
    73%

    4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

  • Prov 12:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

    6The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.

  • Prov 16:9
    73%

    9A person plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.

  • Ps 10:7
    72%

    7His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

  • Jer 17:9
    72%

    9The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it?

  • Ps 50:19
    72%

    19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

  • Prov 2:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;

    15whose paths are morally crooked, and who are devious in their ways;

  • Prov 19:2
    72%

    2It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.

  • Ps 64:6
    72%

    6They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man’s inner thoughts cannot be discovered.

  • Ps 52:2
    71%

    2Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

  • Mic 2:1
    71%

    1Land Robbers Will Lose Their Land Beware wicked schemers, those who devise calamity as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.

  • Gen 6:5
    71%

    5But the LORD saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time.

  • Nah 1:11
    71%

    11From you, O Nineveh, one has marched forth who plots evil against the LORD, a wicked military strategist.

  • Prov 21:4
    71%

    4Haughty eyes and a proud heart– what the wicked cultivate is sin.

  • Mic 7:3
    71%

    3They are experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men announce what they wish and then they plan it out.

  • Prov 11:20
    71%

    20The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

  • Ps 36:1
    71%

    1For the music director; written by the LORD’s servant, David; an oracle. An evil man is rebellious to the core. He does not fear God,

  • Prov 17:23
    71%

    23A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 14:30
    71%

    30A tranquil spirit revives the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.

  • Ps 7:14
    71%

    14See the one who is pregnant with wickedness, who conceives destructive plans, and gives birth to harmful lies–

  • Prov 16:27
    71%

    27A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.

  • Ps 10:3
    71%

    3Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the LORD.

  • Prov 15:26
    70%

    26The LORD abhors the plans of the wicked, but pleasant words are pure.

  • Jer 22:17
    70%

    17But you are always thinking and looking for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means. Your eyes and your heart are set on killing some innocent person and committing fraud and oppression.