Proverbs 24:8
but deliberate in council. Death befalls uninstructed men.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
In Context
9The fools also dies in sins; and uncleanness attaches to a pestilent man.
Cross References
Psalms 21:11Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper. 1
Proverbs 6:18and a heart devising evil thoughts, and feet hastening to do evil, — are hateful to God.
Proverbs 24:2For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs.
Isaiah 10:7But he meant not thus, neither did he devise thus in his soul: but his mind shall change, and that to destroy nations not a few.
Ezekiel 38:10Thus says the Lord God; It shall also come to pass in that day, that thoughts shall come up into your heart, and you shall devise evil devices.
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 →