Proverbs 24:8
6 Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
9 A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
10 If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
- DARBY
- He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues.
- BLB
- One planning to do evil, they will call him an owner of schemes.
- ÅB
- Den som tenker ut onde råd, blir kalt en renkesmed.
- OTB
- Den som planlegger ondt vil bli kjent som en intrigemaker.
- B1930
- Den som tenker ut onde råd, blir kalt en renkesmed.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 21:11
Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
Read in contextEzekiel 38:10–11
This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.
Read in contextRomans 1:30
slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
Read in contextNahum 1:11
From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.
Read in contextProverbs 6:14
With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
Read in contextProverbs 6:18
a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
Read in contextProverbs 14:22
Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
Read in contextIsaiah 10:7–13
But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.
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