Proverbs 24:9
The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
In Context
8He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.
10If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small.
Cross References
Genesis 8:21And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground anymore for man’s sake, for that the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite anymore everything living, as I have done.
Proverbs 22:10Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.
Proverbs 24:8He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.
Isaiah 55:7let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Matthew 5:28but I say unto you, that everyone that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Matthew 15:19For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:
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 →