Proverbs 6:13 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:12-19

Solomon here gives us, I. The characters of one that is mischievous to man and dangerous to be dealt with. If the slothful are to be condemned, that do nothing, much more those that do ill, and contrive to do all the ill they can. It is a naughty person that is here spoken of, Heb. A man of Belial; I think it should have been so translated, because it is a term often used in scripture, and this is the explication of it. Observe, 1. How a man of Belial is here described. He is a wicked man,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 6:13

He winketh with his eyes ,.... Not through natural infirmity, but purposely and with design; with one of his eyes, as Aben Ezra, as is usual with such persons: it is the air and gesture of a sneering and deceitful man, who gives the wink to some of his friends, sneering at the weakness of another in company; or as signifying to them some secret design of his against another, which he chooses not to declare in any other way; he speaketh with his feet ; the motions of the feet have a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 6:13

He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers - These things seem to be spoken of debauchees, and the following quotation from Ovid, Amor. Iib. i., El. iv., ver. 15, shoots the whole process of the villany spoken of by Solomon: Cum premit ille torum, vultu comes ipsa modesto Ibis, ut accumbas: clam mihi tange pedem. Me specta, nutusque meos, vultum que loquacem Excipe furtivas, et refer ipsa, notas. Verba superciliis sine voce loquentia dicam Verba... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 6:1-35

The sixth chapter embraces four distinct discourses, each of which is a warning. The subjects treated of are The continuity of the subject treated of in the preceding chapter appears to be somewhat abruptly interrupted to make way for the insertion of three discourses on subjects which apparently have little connection with what precedes and what follows. Their unlooked for and unexpected appearance has led Hitzig to regard them as interpolations, but it has been conclusively pointed out... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 6:12-15

A picture of spite I. THE SPITEFUL MAN DEFINED GENERALLY . ( Proverbs 6:12 .) He is "naughty," the old English word being expressive; otherwise "a thing of naught," a "slight man" (Shakespeare); in German heilloss, "unsound," "unworthy," and so worthless. Gather up the sense and force of these adjectives, and we get the idea comprehensively of badness, the sensuous counterpart of which is rottenness, corruption. II. HIS CHARACTERISTICS . ( Proverbs 6:13 , ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 6:12-15

The character and doom of the abandoned Perhaps there is no word which more aptly designates the man who is here described than the word "abandoned." The "man of Belial" ("the naughty man") is he who is abandoned, who has abandoned himself, to the promptings of his own evil nature, to the fascinations and tyrannies of sin. Here we see the features of his character and his doom. I. THAT IN SPEECH HE IS UTTERLY UNPRINCIPLED . "He walks with a froward mouth." He... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 6:12-19

11. Eleventh admonitory discourse. Warning against mischievousness as a thing hateful to God. The connection of this with the preceding discourse is not at first sight very clear, but it may be found in the fact, attested only too unhappily by experience, that sloth leads those who indulge in it to such vices as are next enumerated. The sluggard may develop into a treacherous and deceitful man, and even if such should not happen, the characteristics of the two are nearly allied, and their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 6:13

He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers. He employs his other members for the same nefarious purpose. In the language of St. Paul, he yields his members to uncleanness, and to iniquity unto iniquity ( Romans 6:19 ). "To wink with the eye ( karats ayin ) , " as in Proverbs 10:10 and Psalms 35:19 , or "with the eyes ( karats b'eynayim )," is properly to compress or nip them together, and so to wink, and give the signal to others not to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 6:12-15

Proverbs 6:12-15. A naughty person Hebrew, a man of Belial, a wicked man, whose continual practice it is, in one way or other, to work wickedness; walketh with a froward mouth Makes it his business, by lies; or flatteries, or slanders, or perjuries, to maintain himself in his idle courses. And if the slothful are to be condemned that do nothing, much more those that act wickedly, and contrive to do all the ill they can. He winketh with his eyes, &c. He vents his wickedness, as... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 6:1-19

Rashness, laziness and troublemaking (6:1-19)A person can easily get into serious difficulties by agreeing to be a financial guarantor for a friend (or a stranger), as the friend may get so far into debt that the guarantor is ruined. If the guarantor realizes that he made a rash promise, he should act quickly. He should not rest till he has gone back to his friend, told him of his true position, and withdrawn his guarantee. Only in this way will he save himself from possible disaster... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:12-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 6:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 6:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 6:1-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 6:12-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 6:12-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 6:12-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 6:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 6:12-15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 6:1-19

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