Proverbs 24:2
for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
In Context
1Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
3Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established;
Cross References
Esther 3:6But he scorned to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus the people of Mordecai.
Psalms 7:14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood:
Psalms 28:3Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbours, and mischief is in their heart.
Psalms 64:4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice thee, consent not.
Proverbs 24:8He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:2-3
The Excellence of Wisdom. 1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. 2 For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. Here, 1. The caution given is much the same with that which we had before ( ch. xxiii. 17 ), not to envy sinners, not to think them happy, nor to wish ourselves in their condition, though they prosper ever so much in this world, and are ever so merry and ever so secure. "Let not such a thought ever come into thy mind, O that I could shake off the… Read the whole commentary →