Proverbs 24:8

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

He who plots evil will be called a schemer.

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 7–9

A weak man thinks wisdom is too high for him, therefore he will take no pains for it. It is bad to do evil, but worse to devise it. Even the first risings of sin in the heart are sin, and must be repented of. Those that strive to make others hateful, make themselves so.

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