Proverbs 24:2

Proverbs 24:2 in other translations

What does Proverbs 24:2 mean?

Proverbs 24:2 in the original Hebrew

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Cross references for Proverbs 24:2

• Psalms 7:14

  Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

• Psalms 28:3

  Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

• Psalms 10:7

  His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

• Isaiah 59:4

  None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

• Job 15:35

  They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

• 1 Samuel 23:9

  And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

• Esther 3:6-7

  And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai. In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.

• Psalms 36:4

  He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

• Proverbs 6:14

  Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

• Matthew 26:3-4

  Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

• Micah 7:3

  That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

• Acts 13:10

  And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

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Context

• Proverbs 24:1

  Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

• Proverbs 24:2

  For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

• Proverbs 24:3

  Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

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