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Proverbs 24:8

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He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
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  1. Psalms 21:11Rank 1 from verse 8
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    11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

  2. Ezekiel 38:10–11Rank 2 from verse 8
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    10Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:

    11And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,

  3. Nahum 1:11Rank 3 from verse 8
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    11There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the Lord, a wicked counseller.

  4. Proverbs 14:22Rank 4 from verse 8
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    22Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

  5. Proverbs 6:14Rank 5 from verse 8
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    14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

  6. Proverbs 6:18Rank 6 from verse 8
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    18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

  7. Romans 1:30Rank 7 from verse 8
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    30Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

  8. 1 Kings 2:44Rank 8 from verse 8
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    44The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;

  9. Isaiah 10:7–13Rank 9 from verse 8
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    7Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.

    8For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?

    9Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?

    10As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;

    11Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?

    12Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.

    13For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:

  10. Proverbs 24:2Rank 10 from verse 8
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    2For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

  11. Proverbs 24:9Rank 11 from verse 8
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    9The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

  12. Isaiah 32:7Rank 12 from verse 8
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    7The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

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Proverbs 24:8

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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24:7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

24:8He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

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24:9The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

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