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Proverbs 24:9

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The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
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  1. Matthew 15:19Rank 1 from verse 9
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    19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

  2. 2 Corinthians 10:5Rank 2 from verse 9
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    5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

  3. Isaiah 55:7Rank 3 from verse 9
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    7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

  4. Acts 8:22Rank 4 from verse 9
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    22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

  5. Proverbs 29:8Rank 5 from verse 9
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    8Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.

  6. Matthew 9:4Rank 6 from verse 9
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    4And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?

  7. Proverbs 24:8Rank 7 from verse 9
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    8He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

  8. Genesis 6:5Rank 8 from verse 9
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    5¶ And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

  9. Jeremiah 4:14Rank 9 from verse 9
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    14O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

  10. Matthew 5:28Rank 10 from verse 9
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    28But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

  11. Proverbs 22:10Rank 11 from verse 9
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    10Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

  12. Genesis 8:21Rank 12 from verse 9
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    21And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

  13. Proverbs 23:7Rank 13 from verse 9
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    7For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

  14. Psalms 119:113Rank 14 from verse 9
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    113I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.

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Proverbs 24:9

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thought

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Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of think: considered, supposed, intended, purposed, judged, reckoned, or called to mind. Sense 2: A thought, intention, purpose, judgment, or matter of the mind or heart. Sense 3: In the phrase ‘take thought,’ anxious care or concern.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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sin

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1. Wrongdoing against God and his law; transgression or unrighteousness. 2. The guilt or burden of such wrongdoing, or the inward principle so named. 3. As a verb, to commit such wrongdoing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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abomination

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Sense 1: A person, thing, act, practice, creature, or condition regarded as detestable or loathsome. Sense 2: An idol or idolatrous thing so regarded.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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

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

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24:10If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

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