Bible Strands
Proverbs 6:15
Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author of Proverbs concludes a warning about the deceitful agitator described in the preceding verse, addressing the reader directly.
The words — The Hebrew פִּתְאֹם (Pit'om) translates literally as "suddenly," and יִשָּׁבֵר (yishaber) means "he will be broken" or "shattered."
The thread — The theme of sudden destruction appears in Jer 19:11, where God declares He will shatter the city like pottery, and in 1 Thess 5:3, which states that destruction will come suddenly like labor pains while people claim peace.
Why it lands — The text establishes that persistent deceit and sown discord trigger irreversible consequences, leaving no room for gradual mitigation or recovery.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 36:16 But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.
- Jeremiah 19:11 and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3 While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
- Psalms 73:18 Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
- Proverbs 1:27 when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.
- Isaiah 30:13 this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant!
- Psalms 50:22 Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
- Proverbs 29:1 A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.