Proverbs 6:18

In 11 translations

BSB

a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,

KJV

An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

WEB

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

ASV

A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,

LSV

A heart devising thoughts of vanity, || Feet hastening to run to evil,

YLT

A heart devising thoughts of vanity — Feet hasting to run to evil —

DBY

a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief;

DRC

A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief,

GNV

An heart that imagineth wicked enterprises, feete that be swift in running to mischiefe,

JPS

A heart that deviseth wicked thoughts, feet that are swift in running to evil;

LXXE

and a heart devising evil thoughts, and feet hastening to do evil,—are hateful to God.

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Original-language editions

WLC

לֵ֗ב חֹ֭רֵשׁ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת אָ֑וֶן רַגְלַ֥יִם מְ֝מַהֲר֗וֹת לָר֥וּץ לָֽרָעָה׃

LXX-Br

καὶ καρδία τεκταινομένη λογισμοὺς κακοὺς, καὶ πόδες ἐπισπεύδοντες κακοποιεῖν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Genesis 6:5Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.
• Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
• Psalms 36:4Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
• Romans 3:15“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
• Jeremiah 4:14Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?
• Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
• Zechariah 8:17do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.
• Proverbs 24:8He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
• Micah 2:1Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.

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