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Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 24:2
For their heart meditates on destruction,And their lips talk of mischief.
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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.
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
In their hearts they plan to do evil. All they talk about is making trouble.
In their hearts they plan to do evil. All they talk about is making trouble.
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
1Do not be jealous of evil men,And do not desire to be with them; 2For their heart meditates on destruction,And their lips talk of mischief.
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
And Abram said, "O Lord Yahweh, what will You give me, as I go on being childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"
And Abram said, "O Lord Yahweh, what will You give me, as I go on being childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"
Genesis 24:4
but you will go to my land and to my kin, and take a wife for my son Isaac."
but you will go to my land and to my kin, and take a wife for my son Isaac."
Genesis 24:6
Then Abraham said to him, "Beware lest you take my son back there!
Then Abraham said to him, "Beware lest you take my son back there!
Genesis 24:8
But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this oath of mine; only do not take my son back there."
But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this oath of mine; only do not take my son back there."
Genesis 24:9
So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him concerning this matter.
So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him concerning this matter.
Genesis 24:10
Then the servant took ten camels from the camels of his master, and he went with all kinds of good things of his master's in his hand. So he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
Then the servant took ten camels from the camels of his master, and he went with all kinds of good things of his master's in his hand. So he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
Genesis 44:1
Then he commanded his house steward, saying, "Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his sack.
Then he commanded his house steward, saying, "Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his sack.
Genesis 47:29
Then the days for Israel to die drew near, and he called his son Joseph and said to him, "Please, if I have found favor in your sight, place now your hand under my thigh and deal with me in lovingkindness and truth. Please do not bury me in Egypt.
Then the days for Israel to die drew near, and he called his son Joseph and said to him, "Please, if I have found favor in your sight, place now your hand under my thigh and deal with me in lovingkindness and truth. Please do not bury me in Egypt.
1 Chronicles 29:24
And all the officials, the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David pledged allegiance to King Solomon.
And all the officials, the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David pledged allegiance to King Solomon.
1 Timothy 5:17
The elders who lead well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor at preaching the word and teaching.
The elders who lead well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor at preaching the word 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.
