Proverbs 24:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 1:30 : 30 Hated by God, full of pride, without respect, full of loud talk, given to evil inventions, not honouring father or mother,
  • Ps 21:11 : 11 For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.
  • Prov 6:14 : 14 His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.
  • Prov 14:22 : 22 Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good.
  • Prov 24:2 : 2 For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.
  • Prov 24:9 : 9 The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others.
  • Isa 10:7-9 : 7 But this is not what is in his mind, and this is not his design; but his purpose is destruction, and the cutting off of more and more nations. 8 For he says, Are not all my captains kings? 9 Will not the fate of Calno be like that of Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus? 10 As my hand has come on the kingdoms of the images, whose pictured images were more in number than those of Jerusalem and Samaria; 11 So, as I have done to Samaria and her images, I will do to Jerusalem and her images. 12 For this cause it will be that, when the purpose of the Lord against Mount Zion and Jerusalem is complete, I will send punishment on the pride of the heart of the king of Assyria, and on the glory of his uplifted eyes. 13 For he has said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my knowledge, for I am wise: and I have taken away the limits of the peoples' lands, and the stores of their wealth have become mine; and I have made towns low in the dust, sending destruction on those living in them;
  • Isa 32:7 : 7 The designs of the false are evil, purposing the destruction of the poor man by false words, even when he is in the right.
  • Ezek 38:10-11 : 10 This is what the Lord has said: In that day it will come about that things will come into your mind, and you will have thoughts of an evil design: 11 And you will say, I will go up to the land of small unwalled towns; I will go to those who are quiet, living, all of them, without fear of danger, without walls or locks or doors:
  • Nah 1:11 : 11 One has gone out from you who is designing evil against the Lord, whose purposes are of no value.
  • Prov 6:18 : 18 A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;
  • 1 Kgs 2:44 : 44 And the king said to Shimei, You have knowledge of all the evil which you did to David my father; and now the Lord has sent back your evil on yourself.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 36:3-4
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    3 In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

    4 He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.

  • Prov 6:14
    78%

    14 His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.

  • Prov 16:29-30
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    29 A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.

    30 He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

  • Prov 24:1-2
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    77%

    1 Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:

    2 For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.

  • Prov 24:9
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    9 The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others.

  • Prov 14:22
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    22 Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good.

  • Prov 6:18
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    18 A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;

  • Nah 1:11
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    11 One has gone out from you who is designing evil against the Lord, whose purposes are of no value.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27 He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

  • Prov 12:20-21
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    20 Deceit is in the heart of those whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy.

    21 No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.

  • Isa 31:2
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    2 Though he is wise, and able to send evil, and his purpose will not be changed; but he will go against the house of the evil-doers, and against those to whom they are looking for help.

  • Prov 17:19-20
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    75%

    19 The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.

    20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

  • Prov 16:27
    74%

    27 A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

  • Prov 17:11
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    11 An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.

  • Mic 2:1
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    1 A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power.

  • Prov 2:14
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    14 Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;

  • Prov 14:17
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    17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

  • Ps 21:11
    73%

    11 For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.

  • Isa 32:7
    73%

    7 The designs of the false are evil, purposing the destruction of the poor man by false words, even when he is in the right.

  • Prov 6:12
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    12 A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;

  • Ps 140:2
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    2 For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war.

  • Ezek 11:2
    72%

    2 Then he said to me, Son of man, these are the men who are designing evil, who are teaching evil ways in this town:

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4 A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

  • Mic 7:3
    72%

    3 Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.

  • Ps 52:2
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    2 Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18 Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.

  • Prov 24:15
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    15 Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

  • Ps 64:5
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    5 They make themselves strong in an evil purpose; they make holes for secret nets; they say, Who will see it,

  • Prov 24:19
    71%

    19 Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:

  • Ps 50:19
    71%

    19 You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

  • Prov 28:10
    71%

    10 Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

  • Ezek 38:10
    71%

    10 This is what the Lord has said: In that day it will come about that things will come into your mind, and you will have thoughts of an evil design:

  • Prov 17:13
    71%

    13 If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.

  • Job 15:35
    71%

    35 Evil has made them with child, and they give birth to trouble; and the fruit of their body is shame for themselves.

  • Isa 29:21
    71%

    21 Who give help to a man in a wrong cause, and who put a net for the feet of him who gives decisions in the public place, taking away a man's right without cause.

  • Prov 26:19
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    19 So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?

  • Prov 24:24
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    24 He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.

  • Ps 7:14
    71%

    14 That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.

  • Jer 18:11
    71%

    11 Now, then, say to the men of Judah and to the people of Jerusalem, This is what the Lord has said: See, I am forming an evil thing against you, and designing a design against you: let every man come back now from his evil way, and let your ways and your doings be changed for the better.

  • Prov 21:29
    71%

    29 The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.

  • Prov 10:23
    71%

    23 It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

  • Prov 26:24
    71%

    24 With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;

  • Prov 26:26
    70%

    26 Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9 He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.