Proverbs 24:9

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 15:19 : 19 ‹For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:›
  • Acts 8:22 : 22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
  • Prov 29:8 : 8 ¶ Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise [men] turn away wrath.
  • Isa 55:7 : 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
  • Jer 4:14 : 14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
  • Matt 5:28 : 28 ‹But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.›
  • Matt 9:4 : 4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, ‹Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?›
  • Gen 6:5 : 5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually.
  • Gen 8:21 : 21 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart [is] evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
  • Ps 119:113 : 113 ¶ SAMECH. I hate [vain] thoughts: but thy law do I love.
  • Prov 22:10 : 10 ¶ Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
  • Prov 23:7 : 7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart [is] not with thee.
  • Prov 24:8 : 8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
  • 2 Cor 10:5 : 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

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  • Prov 14:6-9
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    6 ¶ A scorner seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not: but knowledge [is] easy unto him that understandeth.

    7 ¶ Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge.

    8 ¶ The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit.

    9 ¶ Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous [there is] favour.

  • Prov 24:8
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    8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

  • Prov 9:7-8
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    7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot.

    8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

  • Prov 19:28-29
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    28 ¶ An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

    29 ¶ Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3 ¶ The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

  • Prov 21:24
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    24 ¶ Proud [and] haughty scorner [is] his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18 ¶ He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool.

  • Prov 29:8
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    8 ¶ Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise [men] turn away wrath.

  • Prov 15:12
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    12 ¶ A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

  • Prov 19:25
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    25 ¶ Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23 ¶ [It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

  • Prov 14:16-17
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    16 ¶ A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

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

  • Ps 14:1
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    1 ¶ To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David. The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, [there is] none that doeth good.

  • Ps 53:1
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    1 ¶ To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David. The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: [there is] none that doeth good.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27 ¶ An unjust man [is] an abomination to the just: and [he that is] upright in the way [is] abomination to the wicked.

  • Prov 18:2-3
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    2 ¶ A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

    3 ¶ When the wicked cometh, [then] cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

  • Prov 14:34
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    34 ¶ Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin [is] a reproach to any people.

  • Prov 22:10
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    10 ¶ Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

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

  • Prov 21:4
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    4 ¶ An high look, and a proud heart, [and] the plowing of the wicked, [is] sin.

  • Prov 17:25
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    25 ¶ A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

  • Isa 29:20
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    20 For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:

  • Prov 1:22
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    22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

  • Prov 12:23
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    23 ¶ A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

  • Prov 24:10
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    10 ¶ [If] thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength [is] small.

  • Prov 17:5
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    5 ¶ Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

  • Ps 36:1
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    1 ¶ To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, [that there is] no fear of God before his eyes.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9 ¶ Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5 ¶ A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

  • Eccl 7:6
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    6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the laughter of the fool: this also [is] vanity.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13 The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

  • Prov 21:11
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    11 ¶ When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

  • Prov 13:1
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    1 ¶ A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

  • Prov 13:19
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    19 ¶ The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but [it is] abomination to fools to depart from evil.

  • Prov 13:16
    70%

    16 ¶ Every prudent [man] dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open [his] folly.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26 ¶ The thoughts of the wicked [are] an abomination to the LORD: but [the words] of the pure [are] pleasant words.

  • Prov 24:18
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    18 Lest the LORD see [it], and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

  • Prov 12:16
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    16 ¶ A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.

  • Ps 5:5
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    5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3 ¶ In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

  • Ps 10:3
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    3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, [whom] the LORD abhorreth.

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

  • Prov 22:15
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    15 ¶ Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.