Proverbs 6:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he sowetha discord. ”

• Proverbs 6:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  A section totally dissimilar from the rest of this division of Pr. It consists of four short subsections Proverbs 6:1-5 against suretyship, Proverbs 6:6-11 against sloth, Proverbs 6:12-15 ag...

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• Proverbs 6:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Frowardness . Deceitfulness. See note on Proverbs 2:12 . The same word as in Proverbs 2:12 ; Proverbs 2:14 ; Proverbs 8:13 ; Proverbs 10:31 ; Proverbs 10:32 ; Proverbs 16:28 ; Proverbs 16:30...

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• Proverbs 6:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. He deviseth mischief - He plots schemes and plans to bring it to pass. He soweth discord - Between men and their w...

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• Proverbs 6:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Frowardness is in his heart, &c.— Pravo corde architectatur malum, as one translation has it: he does not do mischief by chance or negligently, but deliberates how he may do it with most succ...

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• Proverbs 6:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. Frowardness (is) in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth (literally, casteth forth) discord...

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• Proverbs 6:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Dissuasives from Hurtful things Proverbs 6:1-19 are inserted here from some other collection, and contain warnings against suretyships (1-5), sloth (6-11), falseness (12-15), evils which the Lor...

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• Proverbs 6:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER 7 CERTAIN EXAMPLES OF THE BINDING CHARACTER OF OUR OWN ACTIONS "The surety the sluggard and the worthless person." Proverbs 6:1 ; Proverbs 6:6 ; Proverbs 6:12 FROM the solemn princip...

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• Proverbs 6:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Avoid Suretyship and Sloth Proverbs 6:1-19 A young man, being entreated by his friend to go bond for him, consents, in an easy-going way to become his surety. He promises to be responsible for...

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• Proverbs 6:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The parental exhortations are continued. In this section they are directed against suretyship, indolence, the evil man, and certain specific things which Jehovah hates. The warnings against becoming...

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• Proverbs 6:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief cont...

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• Proverbs 6:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Frowardness [is] in his heart ,.... Or perverse things; evil habits and principles of sin; all manner of wickedness, errors and heresies; things contrary to right reason, repugnant to the will and l...

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• Proverbs 6:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. Ver. 14. Frowardness is in his heart. ] What marvel then though he solecise with his hand, a though he twinkle...

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• Proverbs 6:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  A naughty person Hebrew, a man of Belial, a wicked man , whose continual practice it is, in one way or other, to work wickedness; walketh with a froward mouth Makes it his business, by lies; or...

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• Proverbs 6:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Seven Abominations.       12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.   13 He winketh with his eyes,...

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• Proverbs 6:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Frowardness; perverse or wicked thoughts and desires. He soweth discord; either out of malice against others, or out of a base design of improving it to his own advantage.

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• Proverbs 6:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Worthless Man ( Proverbs 6:12-15 ). This first part, defining the worthless man, may be seen chiastically, A A worthless person, a man of iniquity ( Proverbs 6:12 a). B Is he who walks with...

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• Proverbs 6:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES, — Proverbs 6:12 . A naughty person, “a worthless man.” Proverbs 6:13 . Teacheth , “motions.” Proverbs 6:14 . Frowardness , “perverseness.” Proverbs 6:16 . Six, yea, se...

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• Proverbs 6:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Proverbs 6:1 . If thou be surety for thy friend. If charity has gained an ascendancy over the judgment, prepare to perform thy covenant. To aid a friend in poverty is a generous deed, it is lendin...

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• Proverbs 6:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Proverbs 6:1-20 The sixth chapter embraces four distinct discourses, each of which is a warning. The subjects treated of are (1) suretyship ( Proverbs 6:1-20 ); (2) sloth...

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• Proverbs 6:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Warning Against Foolish Suretyship, Idleness, and Malice

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• Proverbs 6:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Ezekiel 11:2 ; Galatians 6:7 ; Galatians 6:8 ; Hosea 8:7 ; Isaiah 32:7 ; Isaiah 57:20 ; Micah 2:1 ; Proverbs 16:28-30 ; Proverbs 2:14 ; Proverbs 21:8 ; Proverbs 16:28 ; Proverbs 22:8 ; P...

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