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Proverbs 6:14–15

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14uFrowardness is in his heart,

xHe deviseth mischief continually;

He †soweth discord.

15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly;

ySuddenly shall he be broken zwithout remedy.

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Footnotes

  1. uSee ch. 2:12.
  2. xSee ch. 3:29. Comp. Mic. 2:1.
  3. †Heb. casteth forth. ver. 19. ch. 16:28.
  4. yIsai. 30:13. Comp. Jer. 19:11.
  5. z2 Chr. 36:16 marg. ch. 29:1. See ch. 4:22.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

with perverted heart devises evil,

continually sowing discord;

therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly;

in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

who plots evil with deceit in his heart—

he always stirs up conflict.

Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant;

he will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He always plots evil with perversity in his heart;

he stirs up trouble.

Therefore calamity will strike him suddenly;

he will be shattered instantly, beyond recovery.

NLTNew Living Translation

Their perverted hearts plot evil,

and they constantly stir up trouble.

But they will be destroyed suddenly,

broken in an instant beyond all hope of healing.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

perversion in his heart, he devises evil;

at all times he will send out discord.

Upon such a man, suddenly shall his calamity come;

in a moment he will be damaged and there is no healing.