Cross references

Proverbs 6:12

A worthless person, a wicked man,

walks with a perverse mouth,

Proverbs 6:12 BSB

Proverbs 6:12 has 22 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Matthew 12:34 (7 votes) and Proverbs 4:24 (6 votes). 11 other verses point back to it. It links with 9 other books, from 1 Samuel 17 to James 3.

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Which verses does Proverbs 6:12 point to?

The 20 strongest of 22, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

  2. Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.

  3. A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

  4. At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.

  5. Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit. You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah …

  6. Psalm 59:74 votes

    See what they spew from their mouths—sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”

  7. To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

  8. A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

  9. Acts 20:303 votes

    Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.

  10. For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision, who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.

  11. Psalm 10:32 votes
  12. Psalm 10:72 votes
  13. Psalm 36:32 votes
  14. With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.

  15. James 3:62 votes

Which verses point to Proverbs 6:12?

The 10 strongest of 11.