Proverbs 24:9
The fools also dies in sins; and uncleanness attaches to a pestilent man.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
In Context
8but deliberate in council. Death befalls uninstructed men.
10He shall be defiled in the evil day, and in the day of affliction, until he be utterly consumed.
Cross References
Genesis 8:21And the Lord God smelled a smell of sweetness, and the Lord God having considered, said, I will not any more curse the earth, because of the works of men, because the imagination of man is intently bent upon evil things from his youth, I will not therefore any more strike all living flesh as I have done.
Proverbs 22:10Cast out a pestilent person from the council, and strife shall go out with him; for when he sits in the council he dishonours all.
Proverbs 24:8but deliberate in council. Death befalls uninstructed men.
Isaiah 55:7let the ungodly leave his ways, and the transgressor his counsels: and let him return to the Lord, and he shall find mercy; for he shall abundantly pardon your sins.
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 →