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Proverbs 24:2
In their hearts they plan to do evil. All they talk about is making trouble.
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Christian Standard Bible®
for their hearts plan violence,and their words stir up trouble.
for their hearts plan violence,and their words stir up trouble.
Hebrew Names Version
For their hearts plot violence, And their lips talk about mischief.
For their hearts plot violence, And their lips talk about mischief.
King James Version
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
English Standard Version
for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble.
for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble.
New American Standard Bible
For their minds plot violence, And their lips talk of trouble.
For their minds plot violence, And their lips talk of trouble.
New Century Version
Their minds are always planning violence, and they always talk about making trouble.
Their minds are always planning violence, and they always talk about making trouble.
Amplified Bible
For their minds plot violence, And their lips talk of trouble [for the innocent].
For their minds plot violence, And their lips talk of trouble [for the innocent].
World English Bible
For their hearts plot violence, And their lips talk about mischief.
For their hearts plot violence, And their lips talk about mischief.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For their heart imagineth destruction, and their lippes speake mischiefe.
For their heart imagineth destruction, and their lippes speake mischiefe.
Legacy Standard Bible
For their heart meditates on destruction,And their lips talk of mischief.
For their heart meditates on destruction,And their lips talk of mischief.
Berean Standard Bible
for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.
for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.
Contemporary English Version
All they think about and talk about is violence and cruelty.
All they think about and talk about is violence and cruelty.
Complete Jewish Bible
For their minds are occupied with violence, and their lips speak of making trouble.
For their minds are occupied with violence, and their lips speak of making trouble.
Darby Translation
for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
George Lamsa Translation
For their hearts devise evil and their lips talk of iniquity.
For their hearts devise evil and their lips talk of iniquity.
Good News Translation
Causing trouble is all they ever think about; every time they open their mouth someone is going to be hurt.
Causing trouble is all they ever think about; every time they open their mouth someone is going to be hurt.
Lexham English Bible
For their minds will devise violence, and their lips will speak mischief.
For their minds will devise violence, and their lips will speak mischief.
Literal Translation
For their heart studies violence, and their lips talk of mischief.
For their heart studies violence, and their lips talk of mischief.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For their herte ymagineth to do hurte, & their lippes talke of myschefe.
For their herte ymagineth to do hurte, & their lippes talke of myschefe.
American Standard Version
For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.
For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.
Bible in Basic English
For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.
For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
King James Version (1611)
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lippes talke of mischiefe.
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lippes talke of mischiefe.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For their heart imagineth to do hurt, and their lippes talke mischiefe.
For their heart imagineth to do hurt, and their lippes talke mischiefe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs.
For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs.
English Revised Version
For their heart studieth oppression, and their lips talk of mischief.
For their heart studieth oppression, and their lips talk of mischief.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For the soule of hem bithenkith raueyns, and her lippis speken fraudis.
For the soule of hem bithenkith raueyns, and her lippis speken fraudis.
Update Bible Version
For their heart studies oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.
For their heart studies oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.
Webster's Bible Translation
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
New English Translation
for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.
for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.
New King James Version
For their heart devises violence, And their lips talk of troublemaking.
For their heart devises violence, And their lips talk of troublemaking.
New Living Translation
For their hearts plot violence, and their words always stir up trouble.
For their hearts plot violence, and their words always stir up trouble.
New Life Bible
For their hearts make plans to hurt others and their lips talk about trouble.
For their hearts make plans to hurt others and their lips talk about trouble.
New Revised Standard
for their minds devise violence, and their lips talk of mischief.
for their minds devise violence, and their lips talk of mischief.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, violence, their heart muttereth, and, mischief, their lips do speak.
For, violence, their heart muttereth, and, mischief, their lips do speak.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Because their mind studieth robberies, and their lips speak deceits.
Because their mind studieth robberies, and their lips speak deceits.
Revised Standard Version
for their minds devise violence, and their lips talk of mischief.
for their minds devise violence, and their lips talk of mischief.
Young's Literal Translation
For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak.
For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For their minds devise violence, And their lips talk of trouble.
For their minds devise violence, And their lips talk of trouble.
Contextual Overview
1 Don't be jealous of evil people. Have no desire to be around them. 2 In their hearts they plan to do evil. All they talk about is making trouble.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 24:8, Proverbs 6:14, 1 Samuel 23:9, Esther 3:6, Esther 3:7, Job 15:35, Psalms 7:14, Psalms 10:7, Psalms 28:3, Psalms 36:4, Psalms 64:4-6, Psalms 140:2, Isaiah 59:4, Micah 7:3, Matthew 26:3, Matthew 26:4, Luke 23:20, Luke 23:21, Acts 13:10
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 20:7 - seeketh mischief Romans 2:6 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 15:2
But Abram said, "Lord God , there is nothing you can give me that will make me happy, because I have no son. My slave Eliezer from Damascus will get everything I own after I die."
But Abram said, "Lord God , there is nothing you can give me that will make me happy, because I have no son. My slave Eliezer from Damascus will get everything I own after I die."
Genesis 24:4
Go back to my country, to my own people, to find a wife for my son Isaac. Bring her here to him."
Go back to my country, to my own people, to find a wife for my son Isaac. Bring her here to him."
Genesis 24:6
Abraham said to him, "No, don't take my son to that place.
Abraham said to him, "No, don't take my son to that place.
Genesis 24:8
If the girl refuses to come with you, you will be free from this promise. But you must not take my son back to that place."
If the girl refuses to come with you, you will be free from this promise. But you must not take my son back to that place."
Genesis 24:9
So the servant put his hand under his master's leg and made the promise.
So the servant put his hand under his master's leg and made the promise.
Genesis 24:10
The servant took ten of Abraham's camels and left that place. The servant carried with him many different kinds of beautiful gifts. He went to Mesopotamia, to Nahor's city.
The servant took ten of Abraham's camels and left that place. The servant carried with him many different kinds of beautiful gifts. He went to Mesopotamia, to Nahor's city.
Genesis 44:1
Then Joseph gave a command to his servant. He said, "Fill the men's sacks with as much grain as they can carry. Then put each man's money into his sack with the grain.
Then Joseph gave a command to his servant. He said, "Fill the men's sacks with as much grain as they can carry. Then put each man's money into his sack with the grain.
Genesis 47:29
The time came when Israel knew he would soon die, so he called his son Joseph to him. He said, "If you love me, put your hand under my leg and make a promise. Promise that you will do what I say and that you will be truthful with me. When I die, don't bury me in Egypt.
The time came when Israel knew he would soon die, so he called his son Joseph to him. He said, "If you love me, put your hand under my leg and make a promise. Promise that you will do what I say and that you will be truthful with me. When I die, don't bury me in Egypt.
1 Chronicles 29:24
All the leaders, soldiers, and all of King David's sons accepted Solomon as king and obeyed him.
All the leaders, soldiers, and all of King David's sons accepted Solomon as king and obeyed him.
1 Timothy 5:17
The elders who lead the church in a good way should receive double honor—in particular, those who do the work of counseling and teaching.
The elders who lead the church in a good way should receive double honor—in particular, those who do the work of counseling and teaching.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For their heart studieth destruction,.... To others; to good men, that separate from them, and reprove them, or are in their way; or any ways hinder them in the prosecution of their wicked designs; as Haman's heart studied the destruction of the Jews: or their hearts study to draw men into their destructive methods of living, and therefore should be shunned and avoided. Moreover, their hearts study destruction to themselves; they study what they shall eat and drink, which they pursue to intemperance; and how they shall compass their lewd designs, and which issue in their ruin; destruction and misery are in all the ways they devise and walk in;
and their lips talk of mischief; which they study in their hearts against others; as are their hearts, so are their lips; out of the abundance of the wickedness of their hearts their mouths speak mischievous things; and which, though they design for others, oftentimes fall upon themselves.
