Proverbs 24:8
He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
Berean Standard Bible
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; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
9A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
Cross References
Psalms 21:11Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
Proverbs 6:18a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
Proverbs 24:2for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.
Isaiah 10:7But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.
Ezekiel 38:10This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.
Romans 1:30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their 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 →