Proverbs 24:2

2 because their minds plot violence, and their lips talk trouble.

Proverbs 24:2 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 24:2

For their heart studieth destruction
To others; to good men, that separate from them, and reprove them, or are in their way; or any ways hinder them in the prosecution of their wicked designs; as Haman's heart studied the destruction of the Jews: or their hearts study to draw men into their destructive methods of living, and therefore should be shunned and avoided. Moreover, their hearts study destruction to themselves; they study what they shall eat and drink, which they pursue to intemperance; and how they shall compass their lewd designs, and which issue in their ruin; destruction and misery are in all the ways they devise and walk in; and their lips talk of mischief;
which they study in their hearts against others; as are their hearts, so are their lips; out of the abundance of the wickedness of their hearts their mouths speak mischievous things; and which, though they design for others, oftentimes fall upon themselves.

Proverbs 24:2 In-Context

1 Do not envy evil people or wish you were with them,
2 because their minds plot violence, and their lips talk trouble.
3 With wisdom a house is built. With understanding it is established.
4 With knowledge its rooms are filled with every kind of riches, both precious and pleasant.
5 A strong man knows how to use his strength, but a person with knowledge is even more powerful.
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