Proverbs 6:18 · KJV
“An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,”
— Proverbs 6:18
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, {A proud...: Heb. Haughty eyes}
A false witness {that} speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Proverbs 6 — Context
These six {things} doth the LORD hate: yea, seven {are} an abomination unto him: {unto...: Heb. of his soul}
17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, {A proud...: Heb. Haughty eyes}
18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19A false witness {that} speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
20My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Cross References
Genesis 6:5
And GOD saw that the wickedness of man {was} great in the earth, and {that} every imagination of the thoughts of his heart {was} only evil continually. {every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires} {continually: Heb. every day}
Proverbs 1:16
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Jeremiah 4:14
O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
Romans 3:15
Their feet {are} swift to shed blood:
Psalms 36:4
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way {that is} not good; he abhorreth not evil. {mischief: or, vanity}
Zechariah 8:17
And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these {are things} that I hate, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 59:7
Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts {are} thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction {are} in their paths. {destruction: Heb. breaking}
Proverbs 24:8
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.