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Proverbs 6:12 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.”

Proverbs 6:12

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

10

{Yet} a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

11

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

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A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

13

He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

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Frowardness {is} in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. {soweth: Heb. casteth forth}

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