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Proverbs 24:8 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 24 · verse 8
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.Proverbs 24:8 · King James Version
Proverbs 24:8 in context
6For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
8He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
9The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
10If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- mischievousmᵉzimmâha plan, usually evil , sometimes goodH4209 →
- devisethchâshabproperly, to plait or interpenetrateH2803 →
- calledqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- evilrâʻaʻproperly, to spoilH7489 →
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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;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-9