Proverbs 6 · Verse 15

Proverbs 6:15

Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
Proverbs 6:15, King James Version

Proverbs 6:15 in other translations

BSBTherefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
WEBTherefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy.
ASVTherefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.
YLTTherefore suddenly cometh his calamity, Instantly he is broken--and no healing.
DARBYTherefore shall his calamity come suddenly: in a moment shall he be broken, and without remedy.
BBEFor this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.
WebsterTherefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

What does Proverbs 6:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. Suddenness aggravates evil (compare Pr 6:11; 29:1). calamity--literally, "a crushing weight." broken--shivered as a potter's vessel; utterly destroyed (Psa 2:9).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Suddenly shall he be broken - Probably alluding to some punishment of the adulterer, such as being stoned to death. A multitude shall join together, and so overwhelm him with stones, that he shall have his flesh and bones broken to pieces, and there shall be no remedy - none to deliver or pity him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 6:12-19

If the slothful are to be condemned, who do nothing, much more those that do all the ill they can. Observe how such a man is described. He says and does every thing artfully, and with design. His ruin shall come without warning, and without relief. Here is a list of things hateful to God. Those sins are in a special manner provoking to God, which are hurtful to the comfort of human life. These things which God…

Read the full comment on Proverbs 6:12-19 →

Proverbs 6:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עַל\־'al-there-H5921
כֵּ֗ןKen-foreH3651
פִּ֭תְאֹםPit.'omsuddenlyH6597
יָב֣וֹאya.Vo'it will comeH935
אֵיד֑וֹ'ei.Dodisaster hisH343
פֶּ֥תַעPe.ta'an instantH6621
יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗רyi.sha.Verhe will be brokenH7665
וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there notH369
מַרְפֵּֽא\׃\ \פmar.Pe'[will be] healingH4832

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Cross references for Proverbs 6:15

  • 2 Chronicles 36:16

    But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

  • Jeremiah 19:11

    And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter’s vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3

    For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

  • Proverbs 1:27

    When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

  • Isaiah 30:13-14

    Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant. And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.

  • Psalms 73:18-20

    Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

  • Psalms 50:22

    Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

  • Proverbs 29:1

    He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shall his.
1:27; 29:1; Ps 73:18-20; Isa 30:13; 1Th 5:3
he be.
2Ch 36:16; Ps 50:22; Jer 19:11

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Context

  • Proverbs 6:14

    Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

  • Proverbs 6:15

    Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

  • Proverbs 6:16

    These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

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Proverbs 6:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por tanto su calamidad vendrá de repente; súbitamente será quebrantado, y no habrá remedio.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		C’est pourquoi sa calamité viendra subitement; il sera tout à coup brisé, et il n’y a pas de remède.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Darum wird plötzlich sein Verderben kommen; im Augenblick wird er zerschmettert werden ohne Heilung. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Huic extemplo veniet perditio sua, et subito conteretur, nec habebit ultra medicinam.