American Standard Version
Proverbs 24:9
9The thought of foolishness is sin;And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
Proverbs 24:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
- New International Version (NIV)The schemes of folly are sin, and people detest a mocker.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The devising of folly is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The devising of foolishness is sin, And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
Context of Proverbs 24:9
7Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate. 8He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker. The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men. 10If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small. 11Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:9 word by word
זִמַּ֣ת אִוֶּ֣לֶת חַטָּ֑את וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת לְאָדָ֣ם לֵֽץ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:9
- Proverbs 24:8He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.
- Proverbs 23:7For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.
- Genesis 6:5And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
- Genesis 8:21And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake, for that the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.
- Psalms 119:113I hate them that are of a double mind; But thy law do I love.
- Isaiah 55:7let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
- Jeremiah 4:14O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thine evil thoughts lodge within thee?
- Matthew 5:28but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
- Matthew 9:4And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
- Matthew 15:19For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:
- Acts 8:22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee.
- 2 Corinthians 10:5casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;
- Proverbs 22:10Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.
- Proverbs 29:8Scoffers set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.
Commentaries on Proverbs 24:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The thought of foolishness is sin - חטאת אולת זמת zimmath ivveleth chattath . "The device of folly is transgression;" or, "an evil purpose is sinful;" or, perhaps more literally, "the device of the foolish is sin." It has been variously understood by the versions. "The cunning: of the fool is sin." - Targum. "The imprudent man (or fool, ) shall die in sins." - Septuagint. So the Arabic. The thinkynge of the fool is synne - Old MS. Bible. Fool is here…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-9Verses 7-9 A weak man thinks wisdom is too high for him, therefore he will take no pains for it. It is bad to do evil, but worse to devise it. Even the first risings of sin in the heart are sin, and must be repented of. Those that strive to make others hateful, make themselves so.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9Saying 23: Fools separate themselves from the community because they do bad things.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Same thought varied.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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