Proverbs 6:18

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 6:5 : 5 And Jehovah 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, And they make haste 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, saith Jehovah.
  • 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 O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thine evil thoughts lodge within thee?
  • Ps 36:4 : 4 He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.
  • Prov 24:8 : 8 He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.
  • Mic 2:1 : 1 Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

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  • Prov 1:16
    82%

    16For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.

  • Prov 6:12-17
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    12A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

    13That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;

    14In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.

    15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.

    16There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:

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

  • Rom 3:15-16
    2 verses
    80%

    15Their feet are swift to shed blood;

    16Destruction and misery are in their ways;

  • Isa 59:7
    80%

    7Their 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
    77%

    2For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.

  • Prov 24:8
    76%

    8He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.

  • Prov 6:19
    76%

    19A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

  • Matt 15:19
    75%

    19For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:

  • Ps 58:2
    75%

    2Nay, in heart ye work wickedness; Ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.

  • Prov 12:20
    75%

    20Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

  • Prov 16:30
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    30He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

  • Prov 17:20
    74%

    20He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

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

    4He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.

  • Ps 140:2
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    2Who devise mischiefs in their heart; Continually do they gather themselves together for war.

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

    22covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness:

  • Job 15:35
    73%

    35They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, And their heart prepareth deceit.

  • Prov 17:4
    73%

    4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Prov 12:5-6
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    5The thoughts of the righteous are just; [But] the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

    6The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

  • Prov 16:9
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    9A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

  • Ps 10:7
    72%

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

  • Jer 17:9
    72%

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

  • Ps 50:19
    72%

    19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.

  • Prov 2:14-15
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    72%

    14Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;

    15Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:

  • Prov 19:2
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    2Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

  • Ps 64:6
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    6They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, [say they], a diligent search: And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep.

  • Ps 52:2
    71%

    2Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

  • Mic 2:1
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    1Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

  • Gen 6:5
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    5And Jehovah 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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    11There is one gone forth out of thee, that deviseth evil against Jehovah, that counselleth wickedness.

  • Prov 21:4
    71%

    4A high look, and a proud heart, [Even] the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

  • Mic 7:3
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    3Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge [is ready] for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.

  • Prov 11:20
    71%

    20They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight.

  • Ps 36:1
    71%

    1[For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah]. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 14:30
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    30A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

  • Ps 7:14
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    14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

  • Prov 16:27
    71%

    27A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

  • Ps 10:3
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    3For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, [yea], contemneth Jehovah.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah; But pleasant words [are] pure.

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