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Proverbs 24:8

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

KJV

Qui cogitat mala facere stultus vocabitur :

Vulgate

ἀλλὰ λογίζονται ἐν συνεδρίοις. ἀπαιδεύτοις συναντᾷ θάνατος,

LXX

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

ASV

מְחַשֵּׁ֥ב לְ/הָרֵ֑עַ ל֝֗/וֹ בַּֽעַל מְזִמּ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽאוּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

ו
v
noun · 83×
חָשַׁ֖ב
chshb
verb · 123×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יֵּ֥רַע
yr'
verb · 102×
מְזִמּ֣וֹת
mzmvt
noun · 19×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Ezek 38:10 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
  • Prov 6:14 — Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
  • Prov 6:18 — An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
  • Prov 6:18 — An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
  • Prov 14:22 — Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
  • Prov 24:9 — The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
  • Ps 21:11 — For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
  • Rom 1:30 — Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,