Proverbs 24:9

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A foolish scheme is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
  • Acts 8:22 : 22 Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that he may perhaps forgive you for the intent of your heart.
  • Prov 29:8 : 8 Scornful people inflame a city, but those who are wise turn away wrath.
  • Isa 55:7 : 7 The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the LORD, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.
  • Jer 4:14 : 14 “Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered. How long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you?
  • Matt 5:28 : 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
  • Matt 9:4 : 4 When Jesus perceived their thoughts he said,“Why do you respond with evil in your hearts?
  • Gen 6:5 : 5 But the LORD saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time.
  • Gen 8:21 : 21 And the LORD smelled the soothing aroma and said to himself,“I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, even though the inclination of their minds is evil from childhood on. I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done.
  • Ps 119:113 : 113 ס(Samek) I hate people with divided loyalties, but I love your law.
  • Prov 22:10 : 10 Drive out the scorner and contention will leave; strife and insults will cease.
  • Prov 23:7 : 7 for he is like someone who has calculated the cost in his mind.“Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you;
  • Prov 24:8 : 8 The one who plans to do evil will be called a scheming person.
  • 2 Cor 10:5 : 5 and every arrogant obstacle that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to make it obey Christ.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:6-9
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    6The scorner sought wisdom–there was none, but understanding was easy for a discerning person.

    7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.

    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

    9Fools mock at reparation, but among the upright there is favor.

  • Prov 24:8
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    8The one who plans to do evil will be called a scheming person.

  • Prov 9:7-8
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    7Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

    8Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.

  • Prov 19:28-29
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    28A crooked witness scorns justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

    29Penalties have been prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 21:24
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    24A proud and arrogant person, whose name is“Scoffer,” acts with overbearing pride.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

  • Prov 29:8
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    8Scornful people inflame a city, but those who are wise turn away wrath.

  • Prov 15:12
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    12The scorner will not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise.

  • Prov 19:25
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    25Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

  • Prov 14:16-17
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    16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

    17A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.

  • Ps 14:1
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    1For the music director; by David. Fools say to themselves,“There is no God.” They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

  • Ps 53:1
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    1For the music director; according to the machalath style; a well-written song by David. Fools say to themselves,“There is no God.” They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Prov 18:2-3
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    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

    3When a wicked person arrives, contempt shows up with him, and with shame comes a reproach.

  • Prov 14:34
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    34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

  • Prov 22:10
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    10Drive out the scorner and contention will leave; strife and insults will cease.

  • Prov 24:24
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    24The one who says to the guilty,“You are innocent,” peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.

  • Prov 21:4
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    4Haughty eyes and a proud heart– what the wicked cultivate is sin.

  • Prov 17:25
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    25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Isa 29:20
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    20For tyrants will disappear, those who taunt will vanish, and all those who love to do wrong will be eliminated–

  • Prov 1:22
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    22“How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long have mockers delighted in mockery? And how long will fools hate knowledge?

  • Prov 12:23
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    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Prov 24:10
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    10You have slacked off in the day of trouble– your strength is small!

  • Prov 17:5
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    5The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

  • Ps 36:1
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    1For the music director; written by the LORD’s servant, David; an oracle. An evil man is rebellious to the core. He does not fear God,

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Eccl 7:6
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    6For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

  • Prov 21:11
    71%

    11When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise; when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.

  • Prov 13:1
    71%

    1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.

  • Prov 13:19
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    19A desire fulfilled will be sweet to the soul, but fools abhor turning away from evil.

  • Prov 13:16
    70%

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26The LORD abhors the plans of the wicked, but pleasant words are pure.

  • Prov 24:18
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    18lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

  • Prov 12:16
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    16A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.

  • Ps 5:5
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    5Arrogant people cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who behave wickedly.

  • Prov 14:3
    70%

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Ps 10:3
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    3Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the LORD.

  • Ps 36:3
    70%

    3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

  • Prov 22:15
    70%

    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.