Proverbs 24:9
The intention of the foolish is sin. And the detractor is an abomination among men.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
In Context
8Whoever intends to do evil shall be called foolish.
10If you despair, being weary in the day of anguish, your strength will be diminished.
Cross References
Genesis 8:21And the Lord smelled the sweet odor and said: “I will no longer curse the earth because of man. For the feelings and thoughts of the heart of man are prone to evil from his youth. Therefore, I will no longer pierce every living soul as I have done.
Proverbs 22:10Cast out the one who ridicules, and conflict will go out with him, and accusations and insults will cease.
Proverbs 24:8Whoever intends to do evil shall be called foolish.
Isaiah 55:7Let the impious one abandon his way, and the iniquitous man his thoughts, and let him return to the Lord, and he will take pity on him, and to our God, for he is great in forgiveness.
Matthew 5:28But I say to you, that anyone who will have looked at a woman, so as to lust after her, has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matthew 15:19For from the heart go out evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:8-10
The Malicious and the Scornful. 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. 8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person. 9 The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men. Here is the description, 1. Of a weak man: Wisdom is too high for him; he thinks it so, and therefore, despairing to attain it, he will take no pains in the pursuit of it, but sit down content without it. And really it is so; he has not capacity for it, and therefore… Read the whole commentary →