Proverbs 24:9
The wicked thought of the foolishe is sinne: and the scornefull is an abhomination vnto men.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
In Context
8He that imagineth mischiefe, maye well be called an vngratious person.
10If thou be faynt in the day of aduersitie, thy strength is small.
Cross References
Genesis 8:21And the Lorde smelled a sweete [or quiet] sauour, and the Lord sayde in his heart: I wyll not hencefoorth curse the grounde any more for mans sake, for the imagination of mans heart is euyll [euen] from his youth: neyther wyll I smyte any more euery thyng lyuyng, as I haue done.
Proverbs 22:10Cast out the scorneful man, and so shal strife go out with hym: yea variaunce and sclaunder shall ceasse.
Proverbs 24:8He that imagineth mischiefe, maye well be called an vngratious person.
Isaiah 55:7Let the vngodly man forsake his owne wayes, and the vnrighteous his owne imaginations, and turne agayne vnto the Lorde, so shall he be mercifull vnto hym: and to our God, for he is very redy to forgeue.
Matthew 5:28But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer loketh on a woman, to luste after her, hath committed adultry with her alredy, in his heart.
Matthew 15:19For out of the heart, proceade euyll thoughtes, murders, adulteries, whordomes, theftes, false witnesse, blasphemyes.
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 →