Proverbs 6:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 6:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 6:15 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 6:15 — KJV
“Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.”
— Proverbs 6:15 (KJV)
Proverbs 6:15 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 6:15
“When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:15: therefore, come, broken
“Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:15: therefore, come, suddenly
“Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know. from...: Heb. the morning thereof put: Heb. expiate”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:15: therefore, come, suddenly
“When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:15: therefore, come, broken
“Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:15: therefore, come, without
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