Proverbs 24:8

Proverbs 24:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever plots evil will be known as a schemer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever plans to do evil will be called a schemer.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who plots to do evil Will be called a schemer.

Context of Proverbs 24:8

6For with wise advice you wage war and in many counselors there is victory. 7Wisdom is unattainable for a fool— he does not open his mouth at the gate. One who plots evil will be called a schemer. 9A foolish scheme is sin, and people detest a mocker. 10If you falter in a day of adversity, your strength is small.

Proverbs 24:8 word by word

מְחַשֵּׁ֥ב לְהָרֵ֑עַ ל֝֗וֹ בַּֽעַל־מְזִמּ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽאוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He that devisethחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• to do evilרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
• shall be calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• a mischievousמְזִמָּהmezimmâh · plotH4209
• personבַּעַלba‛al · master: [master of]H1167

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:8

• Proverbs 24:2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak mischief.
• Proverbs 6:14who continually plots evil with deceit in his heart stirring up strife.
• Proverbs 14:22Indeed those who plot evil go astray but grace and truth come to those who plan good.
• 1 Kings 2:44The king added to Shimei: “You know all the evil, which your heart should acknowledge, that you did to my father David. Therefore Adonai will return your evil on your own head.
• Psalms 21:11You destroy their offspring from earth, their seed from the children of men.
• Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing, lies and oppression. On his tongue are trouble and iniquity.
• Ezekiel 38:10Thus says Adonai Elohim: “It will come to pass in that day that things will come into your heart and you will devise an evil plan.
• Nahum 1:11Out of you has come a schemer of evil against Adonai, a counselor of Belial.
• Romans 1:30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents.

Commentaries on Proverbs 24:8

• 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. 88. So called even if he fails to do evil.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 24:8

• Character
• Malice
• Sin
• Young Men

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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