Proverbs 24:8
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
King James Version
In Context
7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
9The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
Cross References
Psalms 21:11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
Proverbs 6:18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
Proverbs 24:2For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Isaiah 10:7Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
Ezekiel 38:10Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
Romans 1:30Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, 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 →