Proverbs 24:8
King James Version (KJV)
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
American Standard Version (ASV)
He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.
World English Bible (WEB)
One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.
Proverbs 24:8 Cross References
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;
For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
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.
For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?
Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?
As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;
Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
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.
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:
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.
