Proverbs 24:8-9
Legacy Standard Bible
8 One who (A)deliberately thinks to do evil,
Men will call a [a]schemer.
9 The (B)scheming of folly is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:8 Or deviser of evil
Proverbs 24:8-9
American Standard Version
8 He that deviseth to do evil,
Men shall call him a mischief-maker.
9 The thought of foolishness is sin;
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
Proverbs 24:15-16
Legacy Standard Bible
15 (A)Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the abode of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;
16 For a (B)righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,
But the (C)wicked will stumble in [a]calamity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:16 Lit evil
Proverbs 24:15-16
American Standard Version
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:15 Or, as a wicked man
- Proverbs 24:15 Or, pasture
- Proverbs 24:15 Or, fold
Proverbs 24:20
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:20 Lit latter end
Proverbs 24:20
American Standard Version
20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
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