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Proverbs 6:12

A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

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אָדָ֣םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “person”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.בְּ֭לִיַּעַלbeliyaalBelialבְּלִיַּעַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “Belial”, the ordinary formH1100without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickednessBelial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men), wicked.אִ֣ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…אָ֑וֶןavenidolאָוֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH205strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idolaffliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).ה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְholekhewalkהָלַךְverb, qal, participle, absolute — “walk”, a verb used as a describing wordH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…עִקְּשׁ֥וּתiqshutperversityעִקְּשׁוּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “perversity”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6143perversity[idiom] froward.פֶּֽהpehedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “edge”, the ordinary formH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A base person, a man of iniquity, is he that walketh with a froward mouth;

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American Standard Version (1901)

A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

Young’s Literal Translation

A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking [with] perverseness of mouth,

World English Bible

A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,

Darby Translation

A man of Belial, a wicked person, is he that goeth about with a perverse mouth;

Douay-Rheims

A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh with a perverse mouth,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A base person, a man of iniquity, is he that walketh with a froward mouth;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A foolish man and a transgressor goes in ways that are not good.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀνὴρ ἄφρων καὶ παράνομος πορεύεται ὁδοὺς οὐκ ἀγαθάς.