Proverbs 24:8
Him that deviseth to do evil, men call a master of wicked devices.
Leeser Tanakh
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: in the gate can he not open his mouth.
9The counsel of folly is sin; and an abomination to men is the scorner.
Cross References
Psalms 21:11(21:12) For they directed against thee evil: they devised a mischievous purpose, which they were not able to perform.
Proverbs 6:18A heart that contriveth plans of injustice, feet that hasten to run after evil,
Proverbs 24:2For their heart meditateth destruction, and of mischief do their lips speak.
Isaiah 10:7But he deemeth it not so, and his heart doth not think so; but to destroy is in his heart, and to cut off nations not a few.
Ezekiel 38:10Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, It will also come to pass, at the same time, that things will come into thy mind, and thou wilt entertain 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 →