Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
For, violence, their heart muttereth, and, mischief, their lips do speak.
New American Standard Bible
And their lips
King James Version
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Holman Bible
and their words stir up trouble.
International Standard Version
because they plan violence, and they are always talking about trouble.
A Conservative Version
For their heart meditates oppression, and their lips talk of mischief.
American Standard Version
For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.
Amplified
For their minds plot violence,
And their lips talk of trouble [for the innocent].
Bible in Basic English
For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.
Darby Translation
for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Julia Smith Translation
For their heart will meditate destruction, and their lips will speak labor.
King James 2000
For their heart studies destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For their minds will devise violence, and their lips will speak mischief.
Modern King James verseion
For their heart studies ruin, and their lips talk of mischief.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For their heart imagineth to do hurt, and their lips talk of mischief.
NET Bible
for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.
New Heart English Bible
for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief.
Webster
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
World English Bible
for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief.
Youngs Literal Translation
For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak.
Themes
Company » Who not to have company with
Destruction » Who studies destruction
Evil » Speech evil speaking » General references to
Heart » The unregenerate » Is malicious
character of the unrenewed Heart » Studieth destruction
Mischief » Who speaks of mischief
Speaking, evil » General references to
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 24:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Learning From Your Father
1 Be not thou envious of wicked men, neither crave to be with them; 2 For, violence, their heart muttereth, and, mischief, their lips do speak. 3 In wisdom, is a house builded, and, in understanding, is it established;
Cross References
Psalm 10:7
With cursing, his mouth is full, and with deceptions and oppression, Under his tongue, are trouble and mischief:
Job 15:35
Conceiving mischief, and bringing forth iniquity, yea, their inmost soul, prepareth deceit.
1 Samuel 23:9
And David ascertained that, against him, Saul was contriving mischief, - so he said unto Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
Esther 3:6-7
but, it was contemptible in his eyes, to thrust forth a hand on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai, - and Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout all the kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai.
Psalm 7:14
Lo! he gendereth trouble, and conceiveth mischief, but giveth birth to a disappointment:
Psalm 28:3
Do not drag me away - with the lawless, or with the workers of iniquity, - who speak peaceably with their neighbours, but, wrong, is in their heart.
Psalm 36:4
Iniquity, deviseth he upon his bed, - he taketh his stand in a way, not good, Wrong, doth he not abhor!
Psalm 64:4-6
To shoot, in secret places, at the blameless one, Suddenly they shoot at him, and fear not.
Psalm 140:2
Who have devised mischiefs in their heart , Every day, do they stir up wars:
Proverbs 6:14
Hath perverse things in his heart, deviseth mischief on every occasion, strifes, he sendeth forth.
Proverbs 24:8
He that deviseth to do mischief, him, shall men call, a master of plots.
Isaiah 59:4
None, sueth in righteousness, and None, pleadeth in faithfulness, - Men are trusting in confusion, And speaking vanity, Conceiving wickedness And bringing forth iniquity:
Micah 7:3
Of wickedness with both hands to make sure, the ruler, doth make demand - and the judge - for a recompense, - and, as for the great man, he, is putting into words the desire of his soul, So have they woven the net!
Matthew 26:3-4
Then, were gathered together, the High-priests and the Elders of the people, into the court of the High-priest who was called Caiaphas;
Luke 23:20-21
Again, however, Pilate, called out unto them, wishing to release Jesus.
Acts 13:10
Said - O full of all guile, and all recklessness! Son of an adversary! Enemy of all righteousness! - Wilt thou not cease to pervert the straight ways of the Lord?