Proverbs 6:18
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,"
Word-by-Word Analysis
לֵב
lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
חָשַׁב
châshab
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious...
רָשָׁע
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
יֵצֶר
yêtser
a form; figuratively, conception (i.e. purpose)
רֶגֶל
regel
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
קַל
qal
light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial)
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
עָמָל
ʻâmâl
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
Key Terms in This Verse
חָשַׁב châshab
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, ...
Study H2803 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →עָמָל ʻâmâl
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
Study H5999 →רֶגֶל regel
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
Study H7272 →לֵב lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
Study H3820 →Cross References
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.
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
Their feet are swift to shed blood:
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.
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.
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
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