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The Heart: Factory of Evil
Commentators emphasize that the "heart that devises wicked purposes" is the central issue. John Gill calls the heart the "source and fountain of all wickedness." The verse highlights that sin is not accidental but is intentionally planned and fabricated within a corrupt heart before it is ever acted upon.
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Albert Barnes
On Proverbs 6:16–19
18th Century
Theologian
A new section, but not a new subject. The closing words, "he that soweth discord" (Proverbs 6:19, compare Proverbs 6:14), lead…
Charles Ellicott
On Proverbs 6:18
19th Century
Bishop
Feet that be swift in running to mischief. —Who do not yield to temptation after a struggle against it, but give themselv…
John Gill
On Proverbs 6:18
17th Century
Pastor
An heart that devises wicked imaginations
Or, "thoughts of wickedness" F5; which are framed and formed in…
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Matthew Henry
On Proverbs 6:12–19
17th Century
Minister
If the slothful are to be condemned, who do nothing, how much more those who do all the evil they can. Observe how such a man is described. He says…