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Proverbs 6:12

Proverbs 6:12
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

He winketh with his eyes,.... Not through natural infirmity, but purposely and with design; with one of his eyes, as Aben Ezra, as is usual with such persons: it is the air and gesture of a sneering…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

A naughty person - literally, “a man of Belial,” i. e., a worthless man (see the Deu 13:13 note). This is the portrait of the man who is not to be trusted, whose look and gestures warn against him all…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 6:12-19

Solomon here gives us,

I. The characters of one that is mischievous to man and dangerous to be dealt with. If the slothful are to be condemned, that do nothing, much more those that do ill, and…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Proverbs 6:12-19

Thirteenth Address. Chap. 6. Pro 6:12-19. The Worthless Person

This short section might seem at first sight to break itself into two (Pro 6:12-19). But the note of character, "he soweth discord,"…