Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.
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].
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.
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
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 24:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Learning From Your Father
1 Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them: 2 For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble. 3 The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong:
Cross References
Psalm 10:7
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.
Job 15:35
Evil has made them with child, and they give birth to trouble; and the fruit of their body is shame for themselves.
1 Samuel 23:9
And it was clear to David that Saul had evil designs against him, and he said to Abiathar the priest, Come here with the ephod.
Esther 3:6-7
But it was not enough for him to make an attack on Mordecai only; for they had made clear to him who Mordecai's people were; so Haman made it his purpose to put an end to all the Jews, even Mordecai's people, through all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.
Psalm 7:14
That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.
Psalm 28:3
Do not take me away with the sinners and the workers of evil, who say words of peace to their neighbours, but evil is in their hearts.
Psalm 36:4
He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.
Psalm 64:4-6
So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.
Psalm 140:2
For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war.
Proverbs 6:14
His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.
Proverbs 24:8
He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.
Isaiah 59:4
No one puts forward an upright cause, or gives a true decision: their hope is in deceit, and their words are false; they are with child with sin, and give birth to evil.
Micah 7:3
Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.
Matthew 26:3-4
Then the chief priests and the rulers of the people came together in the house of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.
Luke 23:20-21
And Pilate again said to them that it was his desire to let Jesus go free.
Acts 13:10
O you, who are full of false tricks and evil ways, a son of the Evil One, hating all righteousness, will you for ever be turning people from the right ways of the Lord?