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

Proverbs 6:12 · KJV

“A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.”

— Proverbs 6:12

Verse 11

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

Verse 13

He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

Proverbs 6 — Context

{Yet} a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

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

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

He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

Frowardness {is} in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. {soweth: Heb. casteth forth}

Cross References

Matthew 12:34

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Proverbs 16:27

An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips {there is} as a burning fire. {An...: Heb. A man of Belial}

1 Timothy 5:13

And withal they learn {to be} idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Proverbs 4:24

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. {a froward...: Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips}

Psalms 52:2-4

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Psalms 59:7

Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords {are} in their lips: for who, {say they}, doth hear?

Acts 20:30

Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

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.