Proverbs 24:2 · King James Version
Proverbs 24:2 in the Original Hebrew
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Proverbs 24:2 in Other Translations
| KJV | For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. |
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| WEB | for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief. |
| ASV | For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief. |
| YLT | For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak. |
| WBT | For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. |
| DBY | for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. |
Commentary on Proverbs 24:2
Expositions from classic Bible commentators.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Proverbs 24:2
studieth--meditateth.
talk . . . mischief--Their expressed purposes are to do evil.
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Questions about Proverbs 24:2
What does Proverbs 24:2 say?
Proverbs 24:2 in the King James Version reads: “For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.” Read it in the full context of Proverbs 24, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Proverbs 24:2 found in the Bible?
Proverbs 24:2 is in the book of Proverbs, chapter 24, verse 2, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Proverbs 24:2 shown in?
This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Proverbs 24:2 in the table on this page.
For their heart studieth destruction,.... To others; to good men, that separate from them, and reprove them, or are in their way; or any ways hinder them in the prosecution of their wicked designs; as Haman's heart studied the destruction of the Jews: or their hearts study to draw men into their destructive methods of living, and therefore should be shunned and avoided. Moreover, their hearts study destruction to themselves; they study what they shall eat and drink, which they pursue to intemperance; and how they shall compass their lewd designs, and which issue in their ruin; destruction and misery are in all the ways they devise and walk in;
and their lips talk of mischief; which they study in their hearts against others; as are their hearts, so are their lips; out of the abundance of the wickedness of their hearts their mouths speak mischievous things; and which, though they design for others, oftentimes fall upon themselves.