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He that deviseth to do evil,
Men shall call him a mischief-maker.
The thought of foolishness is sin;
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

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15 Lay not wait, [a]O wicked man, against the [b]habitation of the righteous;
Destroy not his [c]resting-place:
16 For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again;
But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:15 Or, as a wicked man
  2. Proverbs 24:15 Or, pasture
  3. Proverbs 24:15 Or, fold

20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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