Proverbs 24:8

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 1:30 : 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
  • Ps 21:11 : 11 For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, [which] they are not able [to perform].
  • Prov 6:14 : 14 Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
  • Prov 14:22 : 22 ¶ Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth [shall be] to them that devise good.
  • Prov 24:2 : 2 For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
  • Prov 24:9 : 9 The thought of foolishness [is] sin: and the scorner [is] an abomination to men.
  • Isa 10:7-9 : 7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but [it is] in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few. 8 For he saith, [Are] not my princes altogether kings? 9 [Is] not Calno as Carchemish? [is] not Hamath as Arpad? [is] not Samaria as Damascus? 10 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; 11 Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols? 12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, [that] when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. 13 For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done [it], and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant [man]:
  • Isa 32:7 : 7 The instruments also of the churl [are] evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
  • Ezek 38:10-11 : 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: 11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
  • Nah 1:11 : 11 There is [one] come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.
  • Prov 6:18 : 18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
  • 1 Kgs 2:44 : 44 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 36:3-4
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    3The words of his mouth [are] iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, [and] to do good.

    4He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way [that is] not good; he abhorreth not evil.

  • Prov 6:14
    78%

    14Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

  • Prov 16:29-30
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    77%

    29¶ A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way [that is] not good.

    30He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.

  • Prov 24:1-2
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    77%

    1¶ Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

    2For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

  • Prov 24:9
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    9The thought of foolishness [is] sin: and the scorner [is] an abomination to men.

  • Prov 14:22
    77%

    22¶ Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth [shall be] to them that devise good.

  • Prov 6:18
    76%

    18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

  • Nah 1:11
    76%

    11There is [one] come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.

  • Prov 11:27
    75%

    27¶ He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

  • Prov 12:20-21
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    75%

    20¶ Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace [is] joy.

    21¶ There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

  • Isa 31:2
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    2Yet he also [is] wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.

  • Prov 17:19-20
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    75%

    19¶ He loveth transgression that loveth strife: [and] he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

    20¶ He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  • Prov 16:27
    74%

    27¶ An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips [there is] as a burning fire.

  • Prov 17:11
    74%

    11¶ An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

  • Mic 2:1
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    1¶ Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

  • Prov 2:14
    74%

    14Who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

  • Prov 14:17
    73%

    17¶ [He that is] soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

  • Ps 21:11
    73%

    11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, [which] they are not able [to perform].

  • Isa 32:7
    73%

    7The instruments also of the churl [are] evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

  • Prov 6:12
    73%

    12¶ A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

  • Ps 140:2
    73%

    2Which imagine mischiefs in [their] heart; continually are they gathered together [for] war.

  • Ezek 11:2
    72%

    2Then said he unto me, Son of man, these [are] the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4¶ A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

  • Mic 7:3
    72%

    3That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge [asketh] for a reward; and the great [man], he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

  • Ps 52:2
    72%

    2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

  • Prov 10:18
    72%

    18¶ He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool.

  • Ps 10:7
    72%

    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue [is] mischief and vanity.

  • Prov 24:15
    72%

    15¶ Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

  • Ps 64:5
    72%

    5They encourage themselves [in] an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

  • Prov 24:19
    71%

    19¶ Fret not thyself because of evil [men], neither be thou envious at the wicked;

  • Ps 50:19
    71%

    19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

  • Prov 28:10
    71%

    10¶ Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good [things] in possession.

  • Ezek 38:10
    71%

    10Thus 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 17:13
    71%

    13¶ Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

  • Job 15:35
    71%

    35They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

  • Isa 29:21
    71%

    21That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

  • Prov 26:19
    71%

    19So [is] the man [that] deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

  • Prov 24:24
    71%

    24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

  • Ps 7:14
    71%

    14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

  • Jer 18:11
    71%

    11¶ Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.

  • Prov 21:29
    71%

    29¶ A wicked man hardeneth his face: but [as for] the upright, he directeth his way.

  • Prov 10:23
    71%

    23¶ [It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

  • Prov 26:24
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    24¶ He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

  • Prov 26:26
    70%

    26[Whose] hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the [whole] congregation.

  • Prov 10:9
    70%

    9¶ He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.