Proverbs 24:8-9
Authorized (King James) Version
8 He that deviseth to do evil
shall be called a mischievous person.
9 The thought of foolishness is sin:
and the scorner is an abomination to men.
Proverbs 24:8-9
New King James Version
8 He who (A)plots to do evil
Will be called a [a]schemer.
9 The devising of foolishness is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:8 Lit. master of evil plots
Proverbs 24:15-16
Authorized (King James) Version
15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
spoil not his resting place:
16 for a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again:
but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
Proverbs 24:15-16
New King James Version
15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not plunder his resting place;
16 (A)For a righteous man may fall seven times
And rise again,
(B)But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
Proverbs 24:20
Authorized (King James) Version
20 for there shall be no reward to the evil man;
the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
Proverbs 24:20
New King James Version
20 For there will be no prospect for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
KJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
