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Proverbs 6:14
With deceit in his heart he devises evil;
from Warnings against Foolishness, Proverbs 6:1-19
What it says

With deceitful heart he devises evil continually and sows discord.

What it is doing

This verse identifies inner perversity as the source of social harm.

In context

1My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, 2if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, 3then do this, my son, to free yourself, 4Allow no sleep to your eyes 5Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, 6Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; 7Without a commander, 8it prepares its provisions in summer; 9How long will you lie there, O slacker? 10A little sleep, a little slumber, 11and poverty will come upon you like a robber, 12A worthless person, a wicked man, 13winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, 14With deceit in his heart he devises evil; 15Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; 16There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: 17haughty eyes, 18a heart that devises wicked schemes, 19a false witness who gives false testimony,