Proverbs 6:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A worthlessבְּ֭לִיַּעַל
(be·li·ya·'al)
1100: worthlessnessfrom beli and yaal
person,אָדָ֣ם
(a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
a wickedאָ֑וֶן
(a·ven;)
205: trouble, sorrow, wickednessfrom an unused word
man,אִ֣ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
Is the one who walksהֹ֝ולֵ֗ךְ
(ho·v·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
with a perverseעִקְּשׁ֥וּת
(ik·ke·shut)
6143: crookednessfrom aqash
mouth,פֶּֽה׃
(peh.)
6310: moutha prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
A naughty
bliya`al  (bel-e-yah'-al)
without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness -- Belial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men), wicked.
person
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
a wicked
'aven  (aw-ven')
to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
walketh
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
with a froward
`iqqshuwth  (ik-kesh-ooth')
perversity -- froward.
mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A worthless person, a wicked man, Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth,

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A worthless person, a wicked man goes around speaking dishonestly,

International Standard Version
A worthless man, a wicked man, goes around with devious speech,

NET Bible
A worthless and wicked person walks around saying perverse things;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A foolish evil man walks in rebellion.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A good-for-nothing scoundrel is a person who has a dishonest mouth.

King James 2000 Bible
A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth.
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