Proverbs 24:8

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“He who plots evil will be called a schemer.”

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BSBPD

“He who plots evil will be called a schemer.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 24:8 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.
  2. Psalms 21:11Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
  3. Proverbs 6:14With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
  4. Proverbs 6:18a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
  5. Proverbs 14:22Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
  6. Proverbs 24:2for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.
  7. Proverbs 24:9A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
  8. Isaiah 10:7But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.
  9. 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.
  10. Ezekiel 38:10This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.
  11. Nahum 1:11From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.
  12. Romans 1:30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.

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