Proverbs 6:14
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. | With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord. | In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| perverse things | תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת׀ | tah-pu-KHOT | H8419 | perversityתַּהְפֻּכָה (tah.pu.khah) perversity, perverse thing |
| [are] in heart his | בְּלִבּ֗וֹ | be-li-BO | H3820A | mindבָּל (bal) mind, heart Aramaic of lev (לֵב "heart" H3820A) |
| [he is] devising | חֹרֵ֣שׁ | cho-RESH | H2790A | to plow/plotחָרַשׁ (cha.rash) 1) to cut in, plough, engrave, devise 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut in, engrave 1a2) to plough 1a3) to devise 1b) (Niphal) to be ploughed 1c) (Hiphil) to plot evil |
| evil | רָ֣ע | ra' | H7451B | bad: evilרַע (ra) 1) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 1a) evil, distress, adversity 1b) evil, injury, wrong 1c) evil (ethical) |
| at every | בְּכָל־ | be-khol | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| time | עֵ֑ת | 'Et | H6256 | timeעֵת (et) 1) time 1a) time (of an event) 1b) time (usual) 1c) experiences, fortunes 1d) occurrence, occasion |
| contentions | מִדְיָנִ֥ים | me-da-nim | H4079 | contentionמִדְיָן (mid.yan) strife, contention |
| he sends out | יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃ | ye-sha-LE-ach | H7971G | to send: departשָׁלַח (sha.lach) : depart/send 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.