PROV 6:18 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX καὶ καρδία τεκταινομένη λογισμοὺς κακοὺς, καὶ πόδες ἐπισπεύδοντες κακοποιεῖν.
(kai kardia tektainomenaʸ logismous kakous, kai podes epispeudontes kakopoiein. )

BrTr and a heart devising evil thoughts, and feet hastening to do evil,—are hateful to God.

UST someone planning ways to act sinfully,
⇔ someone eagerly looking for ways to act wickedly,

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE a heart that devises wicked schemes,
⇔ feet that are swift in running to mischief,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET a heart that devises wicked plans,
⇔ feet that are swift to run to evil,

LSV A heart devising thoughts of vanity,
Feet hastening to run to evil,

FBV a mind that plots evil schemes, feet that hurriedly run to do wrong,

T4T people who plan to do evil deeds;
⇔ people [SYN] who run quickly to do wrong things;

LEB • a devising heart, plans of deception, feet that hurry to run to evil,[fn]

6:? Hebrew “the evil”

BBE A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;

Moff a mind with crafty plans,
⇔ feet eager to go mischief-making,

JPS A heart that deviseth wicked thoughts, feet that are swift in running to evil;

ASV A heart that deviseth wicked purposes,
⇔ Feet that are swift in running to mischief,

DRA A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief,

YLT A heart devising thoughts of vanity — Feet hasting to run to evil —

Drby a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief;

RV An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief;

SLT A heart fabricating purposes of iniquity; feet being quick to run to evil,

Wbstr A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

KJB-1769 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

KJB-1611 An heart that deuiseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischiefe:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps An heart that goeth about wicked imaginations, feete that be swyft in running to mischiefe,
(An heart that goeth/goes about wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,)

Gnva An heart that imagineth wicked enterprises, feete that be swift in running to mischiefe,
(An heart that imagineth/imagines wicked enterprises, feet that be swift in running to mischief, )

Cvdl an herte yt goeth aboute wt wicked ymaginacios, fete that be swift in rennynge to do myschefe,
(an heart it goeth/goes about with wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to do mischief,)

Wycl an herte ymagynynge worste thouytis, feet swifte to renne in to yuel,
(an heart imagineing worst thoughts, feet swift to run in to evil,)

Luth Herz, das mit bösen Tücken umgehet; Füße, die behende sind, Schaden zu tun;
(heart, the with evil pitfalls bypasses; feet, the nimble/agile are, damage/harm(n) to/for do/put;)

ClVg cor machinans cogitationes pessimas, pedes veloces ad currendum in malum,
(heart machinans thoughts the_worst, feet veloces to currendum in/into/on evil, )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:1–19: Here are several practical admonitions and warnings

This section contains practical warnings about four specific and unrelated areas of behavior. The first warning is about the danger of cosigning a loan for another person (6:1–5). The second paragraph speaks highly of the diligence of the ant and warns against laziness (6:6–11). The third paragraph briefly describes the behavior of a worthless scoundrel (6:12–15). The last paragraph is in the form of a numerical proverb and lists seven sins that the LORD hates (6:16–19).

Some other headings for this section are:

More Warnings (GNT)

Dangers of Being Foolish (NCV)

Warnings Against Folly (NIV)

Paragraph 6:16–19

This paragraph begins with a numerical proverb (6:16). In a numerical proverb, the second line contains a number (in this case, seven) that is one greater than the parallel number (six) in the first line. This kind of proverb is always followed by a list of items corresponding to the number in the second line. The two numbers are primarily a poetic feature. They should not imply that the author is unsure of the number of items or that he changed his mind. Four other numerical proverbs occur in chapter 30.

6:18a

a heart that devises wicked schemes,

a mind that plans what is evil,
He also hates it when people think of evil plots/plans.

a heart that devises wicked schemes: The word translated here as heart can refer to a person’s emotions, thoughts, or will. In this context, it refers to the source of a person’s thoughts. For English speakers, this is the mind, so the GNT has:

a mind that thinks up wicked plans (GNT)

In other languages, thinking or planning may be done by other organs of the body (see the note on 4:23a). The whole phrase is a figure of speech (synecdoche) that refers to:

those who make evil plans (CEV)

6:18b

feet that run swiftly to evil,

feet that are in a hurry to do what is wrong,
He hates it when they are eager to do bad things.

feet that run swiftly to evil: The word feet here is another example of synecdoche, in which a part represents the whole. In this case the word feet represents the person who does the action. The phrase feet that run swiftly to evil means that the person is eager or in a hurry to do what is wrong. It does not mean that the person runs quickly. The CEV expresses this as:

those who…are quick to do wrong (CEV)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

לֵ֗ב & רַגְלַ֥יִם

heart & feet

Here, heart and feet refer to the whole person who does these things in his heart or with his feet. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “people … people”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת אָ֑וֶן

plans_of wicked

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe plans that are characterized by iniquity. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “iniquitous plans” or “sinful plans”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אָ֑וֶן & לָֽ⁠רָעָה

wicked & to,evil

See how you translated the abstract nouns iniquity in [6:12](../06/12.md) and evil in [1:16](../01/16.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מְ֝מַהֲר֗וֹת לָ⁠ר֥וּץ לָֽ⁠רָעָה

hurry to,run to,evil

Here Solomon speaks of being eager to do evil as if evil were a place that a person could run to. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “eager to do evil”

Parallel PROV 6:18

Section 6:1–19: Here are several practical admonitions and warnings

Paragraph 6:16–19

6:18a

6:18b