Verse 8
Proverbs 24:8
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.
Original Language Text
hebrew
מְחַשֵּׁ֥ב לְ/הָרֵ֑עַ ל֝֗/וֹ בַּֽעַל מְזִמּ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽאוּ
English Translation
The one who devises evil against him, the master of plots, they shall call.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 24 Context
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Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:
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For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.
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Through wisdom is a house built; And by understanding it is established;
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And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches.
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A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might.
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For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war; And in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
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Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
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He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.
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The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
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10
If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small.
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11
Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou ho...
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If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this; Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he t...
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My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy t...
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So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward,...
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15
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting place:
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For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calam...
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Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;
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Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.
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Fret not thyself because of evildoers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:
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For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
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My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change:
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For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?
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These also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
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He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;
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But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them.
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26
He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer.
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Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterward build thy house.
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Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.
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Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
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I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
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And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone...
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Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction:
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Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
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So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
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