Proverbs 6:12
Strong's Lexicon
A worthless
בְּ֭לִיַּעַל (bə·lî·ya·‘al)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1100: 1) worthlessness 1a) worthless, good for nothing, unprofitable, base fellow 1b) wicked 1c) ruin, destruction (construct)

person,
אָדָ֣ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 120: 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley

a wicked
אָ֑וֶן (’ā·wen)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 205: 1) trouble, wickedness, sorrow 1a) trouble, sorrow 1b) idolatry 1c) trouble of iniquity, wickedness

man,
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

walks
ה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְ (hō·w·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

with a perverse
עִקְּשׁ֥וּת (‘iq·qə·šūṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6143: 1) distortion, crookedness

mouth,
פֶּֽה׃ (peh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6310: peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,

Young's Literal Translation
A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking [with] perverseness of mouth,

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

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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth,

New Living Translation
What are worthless and wicked people like? They are constant liars,

English Standard Version
A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech,

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;

American Standard Version
A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

English Revised Version
A worthless person, a man of iniquity; he walketh with a froward mouth;

Young's Literal Translation
A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking with perverseness of mouth,
















Cross References
Proverbs 2:12
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

Proverbs 4:24
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

Proverbs 8:13
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

Proverbs 16:27
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 6:11
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

Proverbs 6:10
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

Proverbs 6:9
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Proverbs 6:13
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

Proverbs 6:14
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
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