# Proverbs 6.13 **Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 11. So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man. 12. A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth; > > **13. That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;** > > 14. In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord. 15. Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy. (Proverbs 6:11-15, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 11. so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man. 12. A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth; > > **13. who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, who motions with his fingers;** > > 14. in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord. 15. Therefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy. (Proverbs 6:11-15, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 11. So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. 12. A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. > > **13. He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;** > > 14. Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. soweth: Heb. casteth forth 15. Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. (Proverbs 6:11-15, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 11. And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man. 12. A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking [with] perverseness of mouth, > > **13. Winking with his eyes, speaking with his feet, Directing with his fingers,** > > 14. Frowardness [is] in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth. 15. Therefore suddenly cometh his calamity, Instantly he is broken, and no healing. (Proverbs 6:11-15, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Notes _Your annotations._ --- ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.