Proverbs 6:12

Bible in Basic English 1965

A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;

Cross References

Psalm 10:3

For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.

Psalm 10:7

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.

Psalm 101:3

I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.

Psalm 36:3

In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

Psalm 59:7

See, hate is dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it?

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.

Proverbs 11:6

The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.

Proverbs 16:27

A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

Proverbs 16:30

He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

Proverbs 17:4

A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

Proverbs 2:12

Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;

Proverbs 3:32

For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.

Proverbs 4:24

Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.

Proverbs 6:14

His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

Jeremiah 24:2

One basket had very good figs, like the figs which first come to growth: and the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they were of no use for food.

Matthew 12:34

You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

Acts 20:30

And from among yourselves will come men who will give wrong teaching, turning away the disciples after them.

1 Timothy 5:13

And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.

James 1:21

For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls without pride the word which, being planted there, is able to give you salvation.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.

1 Samuel 17:28

And Eliab, his oldest brother, hearing what David said to the men, was moved to wrath against David, and said, Why have you come here? Into whose care have you given that little flock of sheep in the waste land? I have knowledge of your pride and the evil of your heart, you have come down to see the fight.