Proverbs 24:8
He that deviseth to do evil, men shall call him a mischievous person.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
In Context
7Wisdom is as unattainable to a fool as corals; he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
9The thought of foolishness is sin; and the scorner is an abomination to men.
Cross References
Psalms 21:11(21-12) For they intended evil against thee, they imagined a device, wherewith they shall not prevail.
Proverbs 6:18A heart that deviseth wicked thoughts, feet that are swift in running to evil;
Proverbs 24:2For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Isaiah 10:7Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few.
Ezekiel 38:10Thus saith the Lord GOD: It shall come to pass in that day, that things shall come into thy mind, and thou shalt devise an evil device;
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 →