Proverbs 6:18

World English Bible (2000)

a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 6:5 : 5 Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
  • Prov 1:16 : 16 for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.
  • Rom 3:15 : 15 "Their feet are swift to shed blood.
  • Zech 8:17 : 17 and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate," says Yahweh.
  • Isa 59:7 : 7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths.
  • Jer 4:14 : 14 Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?
  • Ps 36:4 : 4 He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn't abhor evil.
  • Prov 24:8 : 8 One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.
  • Mic 2:1 : 1 Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.

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  • Prov 1:16
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    16 for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.

  • Prov 6:12-17
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    12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth;

    13 who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, who motions with his fingers;

    14 in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.

    15 Therefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy.

    16 There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:

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

  • Rom 3:15-16
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    15 "Their feet are swift to shed blood.

    16 Destruction and misery are in their ways.

  • Isa 59:7
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    7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths.

  • Prov 24:2
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    2 for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief.

  • Prov 24:8
    76%

    8 One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.

  • Prov 6:19
    76%

    19 a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

  • Matt 15:19
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    19 For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

  • Ps 58:2
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    2 No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.

  • Prov 12:20
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    20 Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy comes to the promoters of peace.

  • Prov 16:30
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    30 One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20 One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

  • Ps 36:3-4
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    3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

    4 He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn't abhor evil.

  • Ps 140:2
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    2 those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

  • Mark 7:21-22
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    21 For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,

    22 covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.

  • Job 15:35
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    35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. Their heart prepares deceit."

  • Prov 17:4
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    4 An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Prov 12:5-6
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    5 The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

    6 The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

  • Prov 16:9
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    9 A man's heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

  • Jer 17:9
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    9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

  • Ps 50:19
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    19 "You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit.

  • Prov 2:14-15
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    14 who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil;

    15 who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths:

  • Prov 19:2
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    2 It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way.

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    6 They plot injustice, saying, "We have made a perfect plan!" Surely man's mind and heart are cunning.

  • Ps 52:2
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    2 Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

  • Mic 2:1
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    1 Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.

  • Gen 6:5
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    5 Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

  • Nah 1:11
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    11 There is one gone forth out of you, who devises evil against Yahweh, who counsels wickedness.

  • Prov 21:4
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    4 A high look, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

  • Mic 7:3
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    3 Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe; and the powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20 Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

  • Ps 36:1
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    1 An oracle is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: "There is no fear of God before his eyes."

  • Prov 17:23
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    23 A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 14:30
    71%

    30 The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.

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

  • Prov 16:27
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    27 A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.

  • Ps 10:3
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    3 For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26 Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.

  • Jer 22:17
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    17 But your eyes and your heart are not but for your covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.