Proverbs 24:8-9
New American Standard Bible
8 One who (A)plans to do evil,
People will call a [a]schemer.
9 The (B)devising of foolishness is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to humanity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:8 Or deviser of evil
Proverbs 24:8-9
New Living Translation
8 A person who plans evil
will get a reputation as a troublemaker.
9 The schemes of a fool are sinful;
everyone detests a mocker.
Proverbs 24:15-16
New American Standard Bible
15 (A)Do not lie in ambush, you wicked person, against the home of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;
16 For a (B)righteous person falls seven times and rises again,
But the (C)wicked stumble in time of disaster.
Proverbs 24:15-16
New Living Translation
15 Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly,
and don’t raid the house where the godly live.
16 The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
Proverbs 24:20
New American Standard Bible
20 For (A)there will be no [a](B)future for the evil person;
The (C)lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:20 Lit latter end
Proverbs 24:20
New Living Translation
20 For evil people have no future;
the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
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