Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
For their heart studies ruin, and their lips talk of mischief.
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 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.
The Emphasized Bible
For, violence, their heart muttereth, and, mischief, their lips do speak.
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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Hagah
Shod
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 24:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Learning From Your Father
1 Do not be jealous of evil men, nor desire to be with them. 2 For their heart studies ruin, and their lips talk of mischief. 3 Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established;
Cross References
Psalm 10:7
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud; under his tongue are mischief and vanity.
Job 15:35
They conceive mischief, and bring forth evil, and their belly prepares deceit.
1 Samuel 23:9
And David knew that Saul secretly planned evil against him. And he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod here.
Esther 3:6-7
And he scorned to lay hands only on Mordecai, for they had revealed to him the people of Mordecai. And Haman sought to destroy all the Jews throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai.
Psalm 7:14
Behold, he labors in pain with iniquity, and he has conceived mischief, and has brought forth falsehood.
Psalm 28:3
Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors, yet evil is in their hearts.
Psalm 36:4
He plots evil on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not hate evil.
Psalm 64:4-6
so that they may shoot at the blameless one from a lurking place; suddenly they shoot at him, and fear not.
Psalm 140:2
who devised evil things in the heart; they are always gathered for war.
Proverbs 6:14
perversity is in his heart; he is always planning mischief; he causes fighting.
Proverbs 24:8
He who plots to do evil shall be called a master of wicked thoughts.
Isaiah 59:4
None calls for justice, nor does anyone plead for truth; they trust in vanity and speak lies. They conceive mischief and bring out iniquity.
Micah 7:3
Both hands are on evil, to do it well. The ruler asks for a bribe, and the judge also; and the great man speaks the evil desire of his soul. So they weave it together.
Matthew 26:3-4
Then the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, assembled together to the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.
Luke 23:20-21
And Pilate, willing to release Jesus, spoke again to them.
Acts 13:10
and said, O son of the Devil, full of all deceit and all craftiness, enemy of all righteousness, will you not stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?