Proverbs 24:8

In 11 translations

BSB

He who plots evil will be called a schemer.

KJV

He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

WEB

One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.

ASV

He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.

LSV

Whoever is devising to do evil, || They call him a master of wicked thoughts.

YLT

Whoso is devising to do evil, Him they call a master of wicked thoughts.

DBY

He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues.

DRC

He that deviseth to do evils, shall be called a fool.

GNV

Hee that imagineth to doe euill, men shall call him an autour of wickednes.

JPS

He that deviseth to do evil, men shall call him a mischievous person.

LXXE

but deliberate in council. Death befalls uninstructed men.

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Original-language editions

WLC

מְחַשֵּׁ֥ב לְהָרֵ֑עַ ל֝֗וֹ בַּֽעַל־מְזִמּ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽאוּ׃

LXX-Br

ἀλλὰ λογίζονται ἐν συνεδρίοις· ἀπαιδεύτοις συναντᾷ θάνατος,

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 21:11Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
• Ezekiel 38:10–11This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan. You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will come against a tranquil people…
• Proverbs 14:22Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
• Nahum 1:11From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.
• Proverbs 6:18a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
• Proverbs 6:14With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
• Romans 1:30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
• Proverbs 24:2for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.
• Proverbs 24:9A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
• 1 Kings 2:44The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head.
• Isaiah 10:7–13But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations. “Are not all my commanders kings?” he says. “Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is…
• Isaiah 32:7The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.

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