Proverbs 24:8
He that deviseth to do evils, shall be called a fool.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
In Context
7Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he shall not open his mouth.
9The thought of a fool is sin: and the detractor is the abomination of men.
Cross References
Psalms 21:11I was cast upon thee from the womb. From my mother's womb thou art my God,
Proverbs 6:18A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief,
Proverbs 24:2Because their mind studieth robberies, and their lips speak deceits.
Isaiah 10:7But he shall not take it so, and his heart shall not think so: but his heart shall be set to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few.
Ezekiel 38:10Thus saith the Lord God: In that day projects shall enter into thy heart, and thou shalt conceive a mischievous design.
Romans 1:30Detractors, hateful to God, contumelious, proud, haughty, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
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 →