8 He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
9 A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 24:8-9
Wisdom Builds the House: Justice, Courage, Diligence, Enemies, and the Future of the Righteous
The chapter moves from warnings against envying the wicked, to wisdom as constructive strength, to courageous rescue, to future hope, to restraint toward enemies, to public justice and honest speech, and finally to ordered labor and the severe warning of the sluggard's ruined field.
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Verse 8
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He who plots מְחַשֵּׁ֥ב H2803 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular evil לְהָרֵ֑עַ H7489 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct will be called יִקְרָֽאוּ׃ H7121 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural a schemer בַּֽעַל־ H1167 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . מְזִמּ֥וֹת H4209 Noun - feminine plural
Verse 9
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A foolish אִוֶּ֣לֶת H200 Noun - feminine singular scheme זִמַּ֣ת H2154 Noun - feminine singular construct is sin חַטָּ֑את H2403 Noun - feminine singular and a mocker לֵֽץ׃ H3887 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular is detestable וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת H8441 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct to men לְאָדָ֣ם H120 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular