Proverbs 6:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 6:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 6:12 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 6:12 — KJV
“A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.”
— Proverbs 6:12 (KJV)
Proverbs 6:12 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 6:12
“A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:12: person, wicked, froward
“The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. frowardness: Heb. frowardnesses”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:12: wicked, froward, mouth
“Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:12: person, mouth
“How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:12: person, wicked
“Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:12: wicked, mouth
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