For the wrongdoer boasted of his cravings; And the greedy one cursed and despised יהוה.
Proverbs 6:12 - The Scriptures 2009 A man of Beliya‛al, a wicked man, Walks with a perverse mouth, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A naughty person, a wicked man, Walketh with a froward mouth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A worthless person, a wicked man, is he who goes about with a perverse (contrary, wayward) mouth. American Standard Version (1901) A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth; Common English Bible Worthless people and guilty people go around with crooked talk. Catholic Public Domain Version An apostate man, a harmful man, walks with a perverse mouth; Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh with a perverse mouth, |
For the wrongdoer boasted of his cravings; And the greedy one cursed and despised יהוה.
Pĕ His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and wickedness.
I set no matter of Beliya‛al before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It does not cleave to me.
The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; He has ceased to be wise, to do good.
See, they belch out with their mouth, Swords are in their lips, For who is listening?
The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, But the mouth of the wrong speaks perverseness.
The righteousness of the straight ones delivers them, But the treacherous are caught by greed.
A man of Beliya‛al plots evil, And on his lips it is like a burning fire.
Winking with his eye to plot perversity, Moving his lips he shall bring about evil.
An evil-doer gives heed to wicked lips; A liar gives ear to a tongue of desire.
To deliver you from the evil way, From the man who speaks perversities,
For the perverse one is an abomination to יהוה, And His secret counsel is with the straight.
Turn away from you a crooked mouth, And put perverse lips far from you.
Perverseness is in his heart, Plotting evil at all times, He sends out strife.
“The fear of יהוה is to hate evil. I have hated pride and arrogance, And the evil way, And the perverse mouth.
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe. And the other basket had very spoilt figs which could not be eaten, they were so spoilt.”
“Brood of adders! How are you able to speak what is good – being wicked? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.
“Also from among yourselves men shall arise, speaking distorted teachings, to draw away the taught ones after themselves.
Moreover, they learn to be idle, going about from house to house, and not only idle but also gossips and busybodies, speaking what is improper.
Therefore put away all filthiness and overflow of evil, and receive with meekness the implanted Word, which is able to save your lives.
And the tongue is a fire, the world of unrighteousness. Among our members the tongue is set, the one defiling the entire body, and setting on fire the wheel of life, and it is set on fire by GĕHinnom.
And Eliyaḇ his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men. And Eliyaḇ’s displeasure burned against Dawiḏ, and he said, “Why did you come down here? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the evil of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle.”