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Proverbs 24:7-9
New International Version
Proverbs 24:7-9
New International Version
Saying 23
7 Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.
Saying 24
8 Whoever plots evil
will be known as a schemer.
9 The schemes of folly are sin,
and people detest a mocker.
Proverbs 24:7-9
King James Version
Proverbs 24:7-9
King James Version
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
9 The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
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Proverbs 24:7-9
English Standard Version
Proverbs 24:7-9
English Standard Version
8 Whoever (C)plans to do evil
will be called a schemer.
9 (D)The devising[a] of folly is sin,
and (E)the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:9 Or scheming
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