Proverbs 24:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:
Acts 8:22 : 22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee.
Prov 29:8 : 8 Scoffers {H582} set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.
Isa 55:7 : 7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Jer 4:14 : 14 O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thine evil thoughts lodge within thee?
Matt 5:28 : 28 but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Matt 9:4 : 4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
Gen 6:5 : 5 And Jehovah 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.
Gen 8:21 : 21 And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.
Ps 119:113 : 113 SAMEKH. I hate them that are of a double mind; But thy law do I love.
Prov 22:10 : 10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.
Prov 23:7 : 7 For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.
Prov 24:8 : 8 He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief - maker.
2 Cor 10:5 : 5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 14:6-9
4 verses
77%
6A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.
7Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.
8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
9A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.
Prov 24:8
77%
8He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief - maker.
Prov 9:7-8
2 verses
76%
7He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man [getteth] himself a blot.
8Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Prov 19:28-29
2 verses
76%
28A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
29Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.
Prov 19:3
75%
3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
Prov 21:24
75%
24The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name; He worketh in the arrogance of pride.
Prov 10:18
74%
18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
Prov 29:8
74%
8Scoffers {H582} set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.
Prov 15:12
74%
12A scoffer loveth not to be reproved; He will not go unto the wise.
Prov 19:25
73%
25Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.
Prov 10:23
73%
23It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.
Prov 14:16-17
2 verses
73%
16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
17He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.
Ps 14:1
73%
1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.
Ps 53:1
72%
1For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none that doeth good.
Prov 29:27
72%
27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
Prov 18:2-3
2 verses
72%
2A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.
3When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, And with ignominy [cometh] reproach.
Prov 14:34
72%
34Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people.
Prov 22:10
72%
10Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.
Prov 24:24
71%
24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him:
Prov 21:4
71%
4A high look, and a proud heart, [Even] the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
Prov 17:25
71%
25A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
Isa 29:20
71%
20For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scoffer ceaseth, and all they that watch for iniquity are cut off;
Prov 1:22
71%
22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
Prov 12:23
71%
23A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Prov 24:10
71%
10If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small.
Prov 17:5
71%
5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; [And] he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
Ps 36:1
71%
1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.
Prov 23:9
71%
9Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Prov 15:5
71%
5A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.
Eccl 7:6
71%
6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Prov 8:13
71%
13The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.
Prov 21:11
71%
11When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
Prov 13:1
71%
1A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.
Prov 13:19
71%
19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Prov 13:16
70%
16Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth [his] folly.
Prov 15:26
70%
26Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah; But pleasant words [are] pure.
Prov 24:18
70%
18Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.
Prov 12:16
70%
16A fool's vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.
Ps 5:5
70%
5The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight: Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Prov 14:3
70%
3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Ps 10:3
70%
3For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, [yea], contemneth Jehovah.
Ps 36:3
70%
3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.
Prov 22:15
70%
15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.