Proverbs 24:8

Bishops' Bible (1568)

He that imagineth mischiefe, maye well be called an vngratious person.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 1:30 : 30 Backbyters, haters of God, dispiteful, proude, boasters, bryngers vp of euyll thinges, disobedient to father & mother:
  • Ps 21:11 : 11 For they intended mischiefe agaynst thee, and imagined a craftie deuice: but they coulde not bring it to passe.
  • Prov 6:14 : 14 He is euer imagining mischiefe and frowardnes in his heart, and causeth discorde.
  • Prov 14:22 : 22 Without doubt they erre that worke wickednesse: but they that muse vpon good thynges, vnto such shall happen mercie and trueth.
  • Prov 24:2 : 2 For their heart imagineth to do hurt, and their lippes talke mischiefe.
  • Prov 24:9 : 9 The wicked thought of the foolishe is sinne: and the scornefull is an abhomination vnto men.
  • Isa 10:7-9 : 7 Howbeit, his meaning is not so, neither thinketh his heart on this fashion: But he imagineth howe he may roote out and destroy muche people. 8 For he saith, Are not my princes all kynges? 9 Is not Chalno as easie to winne, as Charchamis? Is it harder to conquer Hamath, then Arphad? or is it lighter to ouercome Damascus, then Samaria? 10 As who say I were able to winne the kyngdomes of the idolaters and their gods, but not Hierusalem and Samaria. 11 Shall I not do vnto Hierusalem and her images, as I dyd vnto Samaria and her idols? 12 Wherefore it shall come to passe, that assoone as the Lorde hath perfourmed his whole worke vpon the hill of Sion and Hierusalem, then wyll I visite the fruite of the stoute heart of the kyng of Assyria with his proude lookes. 13 For he standeth thus in his owne conceipt, This do I thorowe the power of myne owne hande, & thorowe my wysdome: for I am wyse, I am he that remoue the landes of the people, I rob their treasure, and haue pulled downe the inhabitauntes like a valiaunt man.
  • Isa 32:7 : 7 The weapons of the churlishe are euyll, he deuiseth noysome deuises, that he may beguyle the poore with deceiptfull wordes, yea euen there as he should geue sentence with the poore.
  • Ezek 38:10-11 : 10 Moreouer, thus sayth the Lorde God: At the same time shall thinges come into thy minde, so that thou shalt thinke euyll thoughtes. 11 And say, I will vp to the lande of vnwalled villages, I will go to them that be at rest, whiche dwell safely, all dwelling without walles, they haue neither barres nor gates:
  • Nah 1:11 : 11 There came out of thee such as thought euyll against the Lorde, such as gaue wicked counsell.
  • Prov 6:18 : 18 An heart that goeth about wicked imaginations, feete that be swyft in running to mischiefe,
  • 1 Kgs 2:44 : 44 The king sayde moreoeur to Semei: Thou remembrest all the wickednesse which thyne heart knoweth, and that thou diddest to Dauid my father: the Lorde also shall bring thy wickednesse vpon thyne owne head:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 36:3-4
    2 verses
    80%

    3The wordes of his mouth are vnrighteous and full of deceipt: he hath left of to behaue him selfe wisely & to do good.

    4He imagineth mischiefe vpon his bed, & setteth him selfe in no good way: neither doth he abhorre any thing yt is euil.

  • Prov 6:14
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    14He is euer imagining mischiefe and frowardnes in his heart, and causeth discorde.

  • Prov 16:29-30
    2 verses
    77%

    29A wicked man beguyleth his neyghbour, and leadeth hym into the way that is not good:

    30He shutteth his eyes to deuise mischiefe: and moueth his lippes to bryng euyll to passe.

  • Prov 24:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1Be not thou enuious to folow wicked men, and desire not to be among them:

    2For their heart imagineth to do hurt, and their lippes talke mischiefe.

  • Prov 24:9
    77%

    9The wicked thought of the foolishe is sinne: and the scornefull is an abhomination vnto men.

  • Prov 14:22
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    22Without doubt they erre that worke wickednesse: but they that muse vpon good thynges, vnto such shall happen mercie and trueth.

  • Prov 6:18
    76%

    18An heart that goeth about wicked imaginations, feete that be swyft in running to mischiefe,

  • Nah 1:11
    76%

    11There came out of thee such as thought euyll against the Lorde, such as gaue wicked counsell.

  • Prov 11:27
    75%

    27He that searcheth for good thynges fyndeth fauour: but who so seketh after mischiefe, it shall happen vnto hym.

  • Prov 12:20-21
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    75%

    20Deceipt is in the heart of them that imagine euyll: but to the counsaylers of peace shalbe ioy.

    21There shall no aduersitie happen vnto the iust: but the vngodly shalbe fylled with miserie.

  • Isa 31:2
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    2And he neuerthelesse is wise, and will plague the wicked, and goeth not from his worde, he wyll aryse against the housholde of the frowarde, and against the helpe of euyll doers.

  • Prov 17:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19He that delighteth in sinne, loueth strife: and who so setteth his doore to hye, seeketh destruction.

    20Who so hath a frowarde heart, obteyneth no good: and he that hath a double tongue, shall fall into mischiefe.

  • Prov 16:27
    74%

    27An vngodly person stirreth vp euyll, and in his lippes he is as an hotte burnyng fyre.

  • Prov 17:11
    74%

    11A seditious person seketh mischiefe, and a cruell messenger shalbe sent agaynst hym.

  • Mic 2:1
    74%

    1Wo vnto them that imagine iniquitie, and worke wickednesse vpon their beddes: when the morning is light they practise it, because their hande hath power.

  • Prov 2:14
    74%

    14Which reioyce in doyng naught, and delite in the wickednesse of the euyll:

  • Prov 14:17
    73%

    17An vnpatient man dealeth foolishly: but he that is well aduised, is hated of the foole.

  • Ps 21:11
    73%

    11For they intended mischiefe agaynst thee, and imagined a craftie deuice: but they coulde not bring it to passe.

  • Isa 32:7
    73%

    7The weapons of the churlishe are euyll, he deuiseth noysome deuises, that he may beguyle the poore with deceiptfull wordes, yea euen there as he should geue sentence with the poore.

  • Prov 6:12
    73%

    12An vngodly person, a wicked man, goeth with a frowarde mouth.

  • Ps 140:2
    73%

    2Who in heart imagine mischiefes: and set forwarde to warre euery day.

  • Ezek 11:2
    72%

    2Then sayde he vnto me, Thou sonne of man, these men imagine mischiefe, & a wicked counsayle take they in this citie,

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4A wicked body geueth heede to false lippes, and a lyer geueth eare to a deceiptfull tongue.

  • Mic 7:3
    72%

    3Yet they say they do wel, when they do euyll: the prince asketh, and the iudge iudgeth for a rewarde, therfore the great man speaketh out of the corruption of his soule, and so they wrappe it vp.

  • Ps 52:2
    72%

    2Thy tongue imagineth wickednes: and deceaueth like a sharpe raser.

  • Prov 10:18
    72%

    18He that hydeth hatred with lying lippes, and he that speaketh slaunder, is a foole.

  • Ps 10:7
    72%

    7His mouth is full of cursing, and of deceate, and of fraude: vnder his tongue is labour and mischiefe.

  • Prov 24:15
    72%

    15Laye no priuie wayte (O wicked man) against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place.

  • Ps 64:5
    72%

    5They courage them selues in mischiefe: and comune among them selues how they may lay snares, and say, who shall see them?

  • Prov 24:19
    71%

    19Fret not thy selfe because of the malitious, neither be enuious at the wicked:

  • Ps 50:19
    71%

    19Thou hast let thy mouth speake wickednesse: and with thy tongue thou hast set foorth deceipt.

  • Prov 28:10
    71%

    10Who so causeth the righteous to go astray by an euill way, shall fall into his owne pit: but the iust shall haue the good in possession.

  • Ezek 38:10
    71%

    10Moreouer, thus sayth the Lorde God: At the same time shall thinges come into thy minde, so that thou shalt thinke euyll thoughtes.

  • Prov 17:13
    71%

    13Who so rewardeth euill for good, euil shall not depart from his house.

  • Job 15:35
    71%

    35He conceaueth trauaile, and beareth vanitie, and their body bringeth foorth disceyte.

  • Isa 29:21
    71%

    21Making a man to sinne in the worde, and that toke him in a snare, whiche reproued them in the open place, and they that haue turned the cause of the righteous to naught.

  • Prov 26:19
    71%

    19So doth a dissembler with his neighbour, and saith, am not I in sport?

  • Prov 24:24
    71%

    24He that saith to the vngodly thou art righteous, hym shall the people curse, yea the comminaltie shall abhorre him:

  • Ps 7:14
    71%

    14Beholde, he wyll be in trauayle of a mischiefe, for he hath conceaued a labour: but yet he shall be brought to bed of a falsehood.

  • Jer 18:11
    71%

    11Speake nowe therfore vnto whole Iuda, and to them that dwell at Hierusalem, thus saith the Lorde, Beholde I am deuisyng a plague for you, and am takyng a thyng in hande agaynst you: therfore let euery man turne from his euyll way, and take vpon you the thyng that is good and ryght.

  • Prov 21:29
    71%

    29An vngodly man hardeneth his face: but the iust refourmeth his owne way.

  • Prov 10:23
    71%

    23A foole doth wickedly, and maketh but a sport of it: but wisdome ruleth the man that hath vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 26:24
    71%

    24An enemie wyll dissemble with his lippes, and layeth vp deceipt in his heart.

  • Prov 26:26
    70%

    26Hatred maye be couered by deceipt: but the malice therof shalbe shewed before the whole congregation.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9He that walketh vprightly, walketh surely: but whoso goeth a wrong way, shalbe knowen.