Proverbs 6:15
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Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
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In this chapter we have, I. A caution against rash suretiship (Pro 6:1-5). II. A rebuke to slothfulness (Pro 6:6-11). III. The character and fate of a malicious mischievous man (Pro 6:12-15). IV. An account of seven things which God hates (Pro 6:16-19). V. An exhortation to make the word of God familiar to us (Pro 6:20-23). VI. A repeated warning of the pernicious consequences of the sin of whoredom (Pro 6:24-35). We are here dissuaded from sin very much by arguments borrowed from our secular interests, for it is not only represented as damning in the other world, but as impoverishing in this.
Open source ↗6:15 Even if wicked people seem to prosper, they will suddenly be punished.
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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.
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.
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.
when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.
Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.