Proverbs 24:8
He that thinketh to do evils, shall be called a fool.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 21:11For they bowed evil against thee; they thought counsels, which they might not stablish. (For they brought in evil against thee; yea, they thought out evil plans, but they could not execute them.)
Proverbs 6:18an heart imagining full wicked thoughts, feet swift to run into evil (or feet quick to run to evil),
Proverbs 24:2For the soul of them bethinketh (on) ravens, and their lips speak frauds. (For their minds think about robberies, and their lips speak lies.)
Isaiah 10:7Forsooth he shall not deem so, and his heart shall not guess so, but his heart shall be for to all-break, and to the slaying of many folks. (But he shall not stop there, and his heart shall not be content with only them, but his heart, or his plans, shall be to altogether break, and to kill, many nations.)
Ezekiel 38:10The Lord God saith these things, In that day (or On that day), words shall ascend [up] on thine heart, and thou shalt think the worst thought;
Romans 1:30privy backbiters, detractors, hateful to God, debaters [or despisers], proud, and high over-measure, finders of evil things, not obedient to father and mother,
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 →