Proverbs 24:8
He that deviseth to do evil Shall be called mischief-master.
Noyes 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 the fool; He openeth not his mouth at the gate.
9The purpose of folly is sin; And a scoffer is an abomination to men.
Cross References
Psalms 21:11For they spread a net of mischief against thee; They devised plots against thee, but they did not prevail.
Proverbs 6:18A heart that contriveth wicked devices; Feet that are swift in running to mischief,
Proverbs 24:2For their heart studieth destruction, And their lips speak mischief.
Isaiah 10:7But he doth not so purpose, And his heart doth not so intend; But to destroy is in his heart, And to cut off a multitude of nations.
Ezekiel 38:10Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: At the same time shall thoughts come into thy mind, and thou shalt meditate an evil design,
Romans 1:30slanderers, hated of God, insolent, proud, boasters, inventors of mischief, disobedient to 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 →