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They are constant liars,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A worthless person, a wicked man, Walks with a perverse mouth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />A worthless person, a wicked man, Is one who walks with a perverse mouth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />A worthless person, a wicked man, Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />A worthless person, a wicked man, Is the one who walks with a false mouth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />A vile person, a wicked man, Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />A worthless person, a wicked man, Is one who walks with a perverse (corrupt, vulgar) mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A worthless person, a wicked man goes around speaking dishonestly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A worthless person, a wicked man goes around speaking dishonestly, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Worthless liars go around <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />A worthless person, a man of iniquity; he walketh with a froward mouth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A good-for-nothing scoundrel is a person who has a dishonest mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Worthless, wicked people go around telling lies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A worthless man, a wicked man, goes around with devious speech,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A worthless and wicked person walks around saying perverse things; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, "" Walking [with] perverseness of mouth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking with perverseness of mouth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A man of Belial, a man of iniquity, goes with perverseness of mouth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh with a perverse mouth, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />An apostate man, a harmful man, walks with a perverse mouth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Scoundrels, villains, are they who deal in crooked talk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />A scoundrel and a villain goes around with crooked speech,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />A fool, a wicked man, is unscrupulous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />A foolish evil man walks in rebellion.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />A base person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a froward mouth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />A foolish man and a transgressor goes in ways that are not good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/6-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=977" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/6.htm">Warnings Against Foolishness</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1100.htm" title="1100: bə·lî·ya·‘al (N-ms) -- Worthlessness. From bliy and ya'al; without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness.">A worthless</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-msc) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">person,</a> <a href="/hebrew/205.htm" title="205: ’ā·wen (N-ms) -- From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant; strictly nothingness; also trouble. Vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol.">a wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hō·w·lêḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">walks</a> <a href="/hebrew/6143.htm" title="6143: ‘iq·qə·šūṯ (N-fsc) -- Crookedness. From iqqesh; perversity.">with a perverse</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: peh (N-ms) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">mouth,</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34-35</a></span><br />You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. / The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-8.htm">James 3:8-10</a></span><br />but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. / With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. / Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-13.htm">Romans 3:13-14</a></span><br />“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.” / “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-18.htm">Matthew 15:18-19</a></span><br />But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. / For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-3.htm">Psalm 36:3</a></span><br />The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3-4</a></span><br />For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice. / No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-29.htm">Ephesians 4:29</a></span><br />Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/52-2.htm">Psalm 52:2-4</a></span><br />Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit. / You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah / You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Jeremiah 9:3-5</a></span><br />“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD. / “Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander. / Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-8.htm">Colossians 3:8</a></span><br />But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/140-3.htm">Psalm 140:3</a></span><br />They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-10.htm">1 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6</a></span><br />For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-2.htm">2 Timothy 3:2-5</a></span><br />For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, / traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">A naughty person, a wicked man, walks with a fraudulent mouth.</p><p class="hdg">naughty</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/11-6.htm">Proverbs 11:6</a></b></br> The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in <i>their own</i> naughtiness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/17-4.htm">Proverbs 17:4</a></b></br> A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; <i>and</i> a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/17-28.htm">1 Samuel 17:28</a></b></br> And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.</p><p class="hdg">walketh</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-14.htm">Proverbs 6:14</a></b></br> Frowardness <i>is</i> in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/2-12.htm">Proverbs 2:12</a></b></br> To deliver thee from the way of the evil <i>man</i>, from the man that speaketh froward things;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/4-24.htm">Proverbs 4:24</a></b></br> Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Base</a> <a href="/psalms/101-3.htm">Belial</a> <a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-24.htm">Corrupt</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-6.htm">Crooked</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-24.htm">Froward</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-19.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">Good-For-Nothing</a> <a href="/psalms/141-9.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-2.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Naughty</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-24.htm">Perverse</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-24.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-7.htm">Scoundrel</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-3.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-27.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/128-1.htm">Walketh</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-14.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/psalms/128-1.htm">Walks</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-23.htm">Way</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-2.htm">Words</a> <a href="/psalms/119-37.htm">Worthless</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">Worthlessness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/songs/3-10.htm">Base</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-27.htm">Belial</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-4.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-28.htm">Corrupt</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-8.htm">Crooked</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-7.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-8.htm">Froward</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-26.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-27.htm">Good-For-Nothing</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-29.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-24.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-4.htm">Naughty</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-8.htm">Perverse</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-14.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-27.htm">Scoundrel</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-21.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-10.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-9.htm">Walketh</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-22.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-9.htm">Walks</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-23.htm">Way</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-18.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-19.htm">Words</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-4.htm">Worthless</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Worthlessness</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-1.htm">against indebtedness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-6.htm">idleness </a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">and mischievousness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">seven things detestable to God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-20.htm">the blessings of obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-25.htm">the mischief of unfaithfulness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Hebrew word used here is "Belial," which is also used in other parts of the Old Testament to describe individuals who are rebellious against God (e.g., <a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">1 Samuel 2:12</a>). This term is associated with idolatry and lawlessness, indicating a person who has rejected divine authority. In the New Testament, "Belial" is used as a name for Satan (<a href="/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">2 Corinthians 6:15</a>), further emphasizing the spiritual danger of such a character.<p><b>A wicked man</b><br>"Wicked" in this context refers to someone who actively engages in evil deeds. The Hebrew word "rasha" is used, which denotes someone who is guilty of sin and injustice. This phrase highlights the moral and ethical failings of the individual, aligning with the broader biblical theme that wickedness leads to destruction (<a href="/proverbs/10-27.htm">Proverbs 10:27-29</a>). The wicked man is contrasted with the righteous throughout Proverbs, emphasizing the consequences of living a life contrary to God's commandments.<p><b>Walks with a perverse mouth</b><br>The phrase "walks with a perverse mouth" suggests a lifestyle characterized by deceit and corruption. In biblical literature, "walking" often symbolizes one's way of life or conduct (<a href="/psalms/1.htm">Psalm 1:1</a>). A "perverse mouth" indicates speech that is twisted, dishonest, or misleading. This aligns with other scriptures that warn against the power of the tongue to cause harm (<a href="/james/3-5.htm">James 3:5-6</a>). The emphasis on speech reflects the biblical understanding that words reveal the condition of the heart (<a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34</a>). The perverse mouth is a tool of the wicked, used to spread falsehood and sow discord, which is condemned throughout the wisdom literature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/w/worthless_person.htm">Worthless Person</a></b><br>In Hebrew, the term used is (belial), which means someone who is without value or morally corrupt. This term is often used to describe individuals who are rebellious against God and His ways.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/w/wicked_man.htm">Wicked Man</a></b><br>The Hebrew word (aven) refers to someone who is morally wrong, guilty, or engaged in iniquity. This person actively chooses to live in opposition to God's righteousness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/perverse_mouth.htm">Perverse Mouth</a></b><br>This phrase indicates speech that is twisted, deceitful, or corrupt. It reflects the inner moral state of the person, as speech is often a window into the heart.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/guard_your_heart_and_speech.htm">Guard Your Heart and Speech</a></b><br>The condition of our heart is often revealed through our words. As believers, we must strive to align our speech with God's truth and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognize_and_avoid_worthlessness.htm">Recognize and Avoid Worthlessness</a></b><br>Understanding the characteristics of a "worthless person" helps us to avoid such behaviors and influences in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/pursue_righteousness.htm">Pursue Righteousness</a></b><br>Instead of walking in wickedness, we are called to pursue a life that reflects God's holiness and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_words.htm">The Power of Words</a></b><br>Our words have the power to build up or tear down. We should use our speech to edify others and glorify God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_relationships.htm">Discernment in Relationships</a></b><br>Be discerning about the people you associate with, as their influence can impact your walk with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_winking_lead_to_problems.htm">Does winking lead to problems?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_day_near_as_night_ends.htm">What does the Bible say about perverseness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_phrase_'love_is_love'_accurate.htm">What defines a perverse mouth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_perverseness.htm">What does the Bible say about perverseness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(k).<span class= "ital"> Eleventh Discourse:</span>--<span class= "ital">Against Deceit and Malice </span>(<a href="/context/proverbs/6-12.htm" title="A naughty person, a wicked man, walks with a fraudulent mouth.">Proverbs 6:12-19</a>).<p>(12) <span class= "bld">A naughty person.--</span>According to its original meaning, a "worthless" person, Heb. <span class= "ital">a man of Belial,</span><p><span class= "bld">Froward mouth.</span>--Comp. <a href="/proverbs/4-24.htm" title="Put away from you a fraudulent mouth, and perverse lips put far from you.">Proverbs 4:24</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 12-19.</span> - 11. <span class="accented">Eleventh admonitory discourse. Warning against mischievousness as a thing hateful to God.</span> The connection of this with the preceding discourse is not at first sight very clear, but it may be found in the fact, attested only too unhappily by experience, that sloth leads those who indulge in it to such vices as are next enumerated. The sluggard may develop into a treacherous and deceitful man, and even if such should not happen, the characteristics of the two are nearly allied, and their end is much the same. St. Paul, in his First Epistle to Timothy, observes this same combination of character, and remarks that idlers are "tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not" (see <a href="/1_timothy/6-13.htm">1 Timothy 6:13</a>). The intention of the discourse is obviously to dissuade all, and especially the young, from the vices, and to preserve them from the ruin, of those men of whom "the naughty person and wicked man" is the type. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.</span> The teacher begins by stating in general terms the nature and character of the man whom he now holds up as a warning to others, and then proceeds to point out the various features in his conduct and behaviour by which he may be known. In concise terms he is described as "a naughty person, a wicked man." This is pre-eminently his character, and the first feature in it is that his life is one of wilful and injurious misreprescntation of the truth. <span class="accented">A naughty person, a wicked man.</span> In apposition and mutually explanatory. The grammatical arrangement of the sentences which follow, each of which is introduced by a participle, and is thus coordinate to the ethers, as well as the parallel terms, "person" (<span class="accented">adam</span>) and "man" (<span class="accented">ish</span>), determine this apposition. So Bertheau and Delitzsch. Others (as Zockler, Noyes, Kamph), however, connect the second expression with the series of characteristics which follow, and render, "A worthless person is a deceiver, who," etc., but wrongly. <span class="accented">A naughty person</span> (Hebrew, <span class="accented">adam b'liyyaal</span>); literally, <span class="accented">a man of Belial</span>; Vulgate, <span class="accented">homo apostata</span>; LXX., <span class="greek">ἀνὴρ ἄφρων</span>. The word "Belial" is derived from <span class="accented">b'li</span>, "without," and <span class="accented">yaal</span>, "profit" (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> "without profit"), or from <span class="accented">b'li</span> and <span class="accented">ol</span>, "yoke" (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> "without yoke"), and strictly signifies either a worthless or a lawless person. The latter derivation is, however, rejected by Gesenius and others. Its abstract signification is worthlessness, uselessness; its concrete or adjectival, worthless. The word "naughty" (Anglo-Saxon, <span class="accented">naht, ne aht</span>, "not anything," equivalent to "nothing"), in the sense of good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well, adopted in the Authorized Version, exactly reproduces its strict etymological meaning. The word, however, always carries with it the idea of moral turpitude. In the present instance its meaning is determined by the appositional phrase, "a man of iniquity," or "a wicked man," and such iniquity as takes the form of mischief making, deceit, and sowing discord among brethren. The "man of Belial" is not therefore simply, as its etymological derivation would imply, a worthless individual, one who is of no use either to himself or to the community at large, but a positively wicked, iniquitous, and despicable character. The meaning of the word varies in other passages. Thus in <a href="/deuteronomy/13-13.htm">Deuteronomy 13:13</a>, where it first occurs, it is used to designate those who have fallen sway into idolatry, and induce others to follow their example. In this sense it corresponds with the Vulgate, <span class="accented">apostata, as</span> signifying a defection from the worship of the true God. Again, in <a href="/1_samuel/1-16.htm">1 Samuel 1:16</a> it is applied to the profanation of sacred places. When Hannah is accused by Eli of drunkenness in God's house at Shiloh, she replies, "Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial." In the historical books (<span class="accented">e.g.</span> Judges, 1 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Chronicles), where it is of frequent occurrence, it has the general meaning of "wickedness," under whatever form it appears. So in the Psalms (<a href="/psalms/18-4.htm">Psalm 18:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/41-8.htm">Psalm 41:8</a>; <a href="/psalms/101-3.htm">Psalm 101:3</a>) and Nahum (<a href="/nahum/1-11.htm">Nahum 1:11, 15</a>). In the Book of Job (<a href="/job/34-18.htm">Job 34:18</a>, once only) it is used adjectively and as a term of reproach, "Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked [<span class="accented">b'liyyaal</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> 'worthless']?" Individuals possessing the qualities of worthlessness, profanity, or wickedness are designated in Holy Scripture either as "sons," "children," "daughters," or "men of Belial." The word only occurs in two other passages in the Proverbs - <a href="/proverbs/16-27.htm">Proverbs 16:27</a> and Proverbs 19:28. In the New Testament (<a href="/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">2 Corinthians 6:15</a>) the word "Belial" (Greek, <span class="greek">βελίαρ</span> or <span class="greek">βελίαλ</span>) appears as an appellative of Satan, <span class="greek">ὁ πονηρὸς</span>, "the evil one," as the representative of all that is bad, and as antichrist. <span class="accented">A wicked man</span> (Hebrew, <span class="accented">ish aven</span>); literally, <span class="accented">a man of vanity</span> or <span class="accented">iniquity</span>; Vulgate, <span class="accented">vir inutilis</span>; LXX., <span class="greek">ἀνὴρ παράνομος</span>. The radical idea of <span class="accented">aven</span> (from <span class="accented">un</span>, "nothing") is that of emptiness or vanity, and has much, therefore, in common with <span class="accented">b'liyaal.</span> Its secondary meaning, and that which it usually bears in Scripture, is iniquity. "A man of iniquity" is one who is altogether deficient in moral consciousness, and who goes about to work wickedness and do hurt and injury to others (cf. ver. 18 and <a href="/job/22-15.htm">Job 22:15</a>). <span class="accented">Walketh with a froward mouth.</span> His first characteristic, as already observed. His whole life and conduct are marked by craftiness, deceit, perversion, and misrepresentation, and an utter want of truth. "Walking" is here, as elsewhere in Scripture, used of some particular course of conduct. So we find the LXX. paraphrase, <span class="greek">πορεύεται ὁδοὺς οὐκ ἀγαθάς</span>. "he enters or walks not in good ways." <span class="accented">With a froward mouth</span> (Hebrew, <span class="accented">ik'shuth peh</span>); literally, <span class="accented">with perversity of mouth</span>; Vulgate, <span class="accented">ore perverse.</span> Symmachus has <span class="greek">στρεβλύμασι στόματος</span>, "with perversity of mouth." The mouth, or speech, is the vehicle by which this person gives outward expression to the evil thoughts which are inwardly filling his heart. The phrase occurs before in <a href="/proverbs/4-24.htm">Proverbs 4:24</a>. The meaning of the passage is well illustrated in <a href="/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7</a>, "His mouth is full of misery, deceit, and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/6-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">A worthless</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֭לִיַּעַל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·lî·ya·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1100.htm">Strong's 1100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Without profit, worthlessness, destruction, wickedness </span><br /><br /><span class="word">person,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֑וֶן</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·wen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_205.htm">Strong's 205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">man,</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">walks</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with a perverse</span><br /><span class="heb">עִקְּשׁ֥וּת</span> <span class="translit">(‘iq·qə·šūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6143.htm">Strong's 6143: </a> </span><span class="str2">Crookedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mouth,</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(peh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/6-12.htm">Proverbs 6:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/6-12.htm">Proverbs 6:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/6-12.htm">Proverbs 6:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/6-12.htm">Proverbs 6:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/6-12.htm">Proverbs 6:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/6-12.htm">Proverbs 6:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/6-12.htm">Proverbs 6:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/6-12.htm">Proverbs 6:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/6-12.htm">Proverbs 6:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/6-12.htm">Proverbs 6:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 6:12 A worthless person a man of iniquity (Prov. 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