Proverbs 24:9
The thought of a fool is (a) sin; and a backbiter is abomination of men (or and a backbiter is an abomination to everyone).
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
In Context
8He that thinketh to do evils, shall be called a fool.
10If thou hast slid, despairest (thou) in the day of anguish, (for) thy strength shall be made less.
Cross References
Genesis 8:21And the Lord savoured the odour of sweetness, and said to him (self), I shall no more curse the earth for men, for (I know that) the wit and thought of man’s heart be ready, either prone, into evil from (a) young waxing age; therefore I shall no more smite each living soul, as I did; (And the Lord savoured the aroma of sweetness, and said to himself, I shall no more curse the earth for man’s sake, for I know that the wit and the thought of man’s heart be prone toward evil from a young age; and so I shall no more strike down each living soul, as I have done;)
Proverbs 22:10Cast thou out a scorner, and strife shall go out with him; and causes and despisings shall cease.
Proverbs 24:8He that thinketh to do evils, shall be called a fool.
Isaiah 55:7An unfaithful man forsake his way, and a wicked man forsake his thoughts; and turn he again to the Lord, and he shall have mercy on him, and to our God, for he is much to forgive (or for he is quick to forgive).
Matthew 5:28But I say to you, that every man that seeth a woman [for] to covet her, hath now done lechery by her in his heart (or hath now done adultery with her in his heart).
Matthew 15:19For of the heart go out evil thoughts [or For out of the heart cometh evil thoughts], manslayings, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings (or false testimonies), blasphemies.
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 →