Proverbs 24:8
but deliberate in council. Death befalls uninstructed men.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
In Context
9The fool also dies in sins; and uncleanness attaches to a pestilent man.
Cross References
Psalms 21:11I was cast on thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
Proverbs 6:18and a heart devising evil thoughts, and feet hastening to do evil,— are hateful to God.
Proverbs 24:2For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs.
Isaiah 10:7But he meant not thus, neither did he devise thus in his soul: but his mind shall change, and that to destroy nations not a few.
Ezekiel 38:10Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass in that day, that thoughts shall come up into thine heart, and thou shalt devise evil devices.
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 →