Proverbs 24:8

Translations

Modern

He who plots evil will be called a schemer.

Traditional

He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

Literal

One planning to do evil, they will call him an owner of schemes.

Latin

Qui cogitat mala facere stultus vocabitur:

Interlinear

Hebrew

English

He who plots evil will be called a schemer.

Notes

Proverbs 24:8–9

Saying 23: Fools separate themselves from the community because they do bad things.

Proverbs 22:17–24:22

This section is attributed to a group known as the wise, but their identity is unknown. There is a mention of thirty sayings (Proverbs 22:20). The wisdom sayings that follow can be divided into thirty sections. These sections are similar to an Egyptian work called the Instruction of Amenemope, which is also divided into thirty chapters.

Related verses

Psalm 21:11
Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
Ezekiel 38:10–11
This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.
Proverbs 14:22
Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
Nahum 1:11
From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.
Romans 1:30
…slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
Proverbs 6:18
…a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
Proverbs 6:14
With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
Isaiah 10:7–13
But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.
Proverbs 24:2
…for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.
1 Kings 2:44
The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head.
Proverbs 24:9
A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
Isaiah 32:7
The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.

Glossary

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Topics

Character of the Wicked: Mischievous Malice: General Scriptures Concerning Sin: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To, Defining and Illustrating Young Men: General Scriptures Concerning

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