Mishle 6:18

18 A lev that deviseth wicked machshevot (plans), raglayim that are swift in running to ra’ah,

Mishle 6:18 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 6:18

An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations
Or, "thoughts of wickedness" ^F5; which are framed and formed in the heart: and this being the source and fountain of all wickedness, is placed in the midst of these hateful and abominable things; (See Gill on Proverbs 6:14); evil thoughts and designs, both against God and men, are intended, which are forged and fabricated in the wicked heart of man; and may respect the depths of Satan in the antichristian beast of Rome, ( Revelation 2:24 ) ; feet that be swift in running to mischief;
to commit all manner of sin with greediness, especially murder; see ( Proverbs 1:16 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 (Nwa twbvxm) "cogitationes iniquitatis", Montanus; "cogitationes vanitatis", Cocceius.

Mishle 6:18 In-Context

16 These shesh (six) things doth Hashem hate; indeed, shevah (seven) are an abomination unto His Nefesh;

17 Haughty eyes, a lashon sheker, and hands guilty of shefach dahm naki,

18 A lev that deviseth wicked machshevot (plans), raglayim that are swift in running to ra’ah,

19 An ed sheker that speaketh lies, and he that soweth midanim (contention, strife, discords) among achim.

20 Beni (my son), keep the mitzvat Avicha, and forsake not the torat Immecha;