Proverbs 24:9
The thought of foolishness is sin; and the scorner is an abomination to men.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 mischievous person.
10If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small indeed.
Cross References
Genesis 8:21And the LORD smelled the sweet savour; and the LORD said in His heart: 'I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
Proverbs 22:10Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; yea, strife and shame will cease.
Proverbs 24:8He that deviseth to do evil, men shall call him a mischievous person.
Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the man of iniquity his thoughts; and let him return unto the LORD, and He will have compassion upon him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
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 →