Translations
Modern
…for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.
Traditional
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Literal
…for their heart devises violence and their lips speak trouble.
Latin
…quia rapinas meditatur mens eorum, et fraudes labia eorum loquuntur.
Interlinear
Hebrew
English
…for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.
Notes
Saying 19: See Proverbs 1:8–19.
This section is attributed to a group known as the wise, but their identity is unknown. There is a mention of thirty sayings (Proverbs 22:20). The wisdom sayings that follow can be divided into thirty sections. These sections are similar to an Egyptian work called the Instruction of Amenemope, which is also divided into thirty chapters.
Glossary
Topics
Character of the Unrenewed Heart: Studies Destruction Heart: The Unregenerate is Malicious Speaking: Evil Young Men: General Scriptures Concerning