Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble. New Living Translation For their hearts plot violence, and their words always stir up trouble. English Standard Version for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble. Berean Standard Bible for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble. King James Bible For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. New King James Version For their heart devises violence, And their lips talk of troublemaking. New American Standard Bible For their minds plot violence, And their lips talk of trouble. NASB 1995 For their minds devise violence, And their lips talk of trouble. NASB 1977 For their minds devise violence, And their lips talk of trouble. Legacy Standard Bible For their heart meditates on destruction, And their lips talk of mischief. Amplified Bible For their minds plot violence, And their lips talk of trouble [for the innocent]. Christian Standard Bible for their hearts plan violence, and their words stir up trouble. Holman Christian Standard Bible for their hearts plan violence, and their words stir up trouble. American Standard Version For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because they devise evil in their heart, and their lips speak evil. Brenton Septuagint Translation For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs. Contemporary English Version All they think about and talk about is violence and cruelty. Douay-Rheims Bible Because their mind studieth robberies, and their lips speak deceits. English Revised Version For their heart studieth oppression, and their lips talk of mischief. GOD'S WORD® Translation because their minds plot violence, and their lips talk trouble. Good News Translation Causing trouble is all they ever think about; every time they open their mouth someone is going to be hurt. International Standard Version because they plan violence, and they are always talking about trouble. JPS Tanakh 1917 For their heart studieth destruction, And their lips talk of mischief. Literal Standard Version For their heart meditates [on] destruction, | And their lips speak perverseness. Majority Standard Bible for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble. New American Bible For their hearts plot violence, and their lips speak of foul play. NET Bible for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm. New Revised Standard Version for their minds devise violence, and their lips talk of mischief. New Heart English Bible for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Young's Literal Translation For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak. Additional Translations ... Context Do not Envy1Do not envy wicked men or desire their company; 2for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble. 3By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;… Cross References Job 15:35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit." Psalm 10:7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue. Psalm 38:12 Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long. Proverbs 6:18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, Isaiah 30:12 Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: "Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit, Jeremiah 22:17 "But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression." Treasury of Scripture For their heart studies destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. Proverbs 24:8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person. Proverbs 6:14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. 1 Samuel 23:9 And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod. Jump to Previous Destruction Devise Heart Hearts Lips Making Meditate Minds Mischief Oppression Perverseness Plot Purposes Speak Studieth Talk Talking Trouble ViolenceJump to Next Destruction Devise Heart Hearts Lips Making Meditate Minds Mischief Oppression Perverseness Plot Purposes Speak Studieth Talk Talking Trouble ViolenceProverbs 24 1. Precepts and WarningsVerse 2. - For their heart studieth destruction. The grounds of the warning arc here given, as in Proverbs 1:15. "Destruction" (shod); Vulgate, rapinas, "violence" of all kinds, e.g., robbery, murder. Their lips talk of mischief; utter lies and slanders which may injure other people or bring themselves profit. Admiration of such men and intercourse with them must be repugnant to every religious soul. The LXX. refers the verse to evil imaginations issuing in evil talk; "For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs (πόνους)." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew forכִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction their hearts לִבָּ֑ם (lib·bām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre devise יֶהְגֶּ֣ה (yeh·geh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1897: To moan, growl, utter, speak, muse violence, שֹׁ֭ד (šōḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7701: Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin and their lips שִׂפְתֵיהֶ֥ם (śip̄·ṯê·hem) Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin declare תְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה׃ (tə·ḏab·bê·rə·nāh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue trouble. וְ֝עָמָ֗ל (wə·‘ā·māl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5999: Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind Links Proverbs 24:2 NIVProverbs 24:2 NLT Proverbs 24:2 ESV Proverbs 24:2 NASB Proverbs 24:2 KJV Proverbs 24:2 BibleApps.com Proverbs 24:2 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 24:2 Chinese Bible Proverbs 24:2 French Bible Proverbs 24:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 24:2 For their hearts plot violence and their (Prov. 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