Proverbs 24:2

2 For their minds will devise violence, and their lips will speak mischief.

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 men of evil, and do not desire to be with them.

2 For their minds will devise violence, and their lips will speak mischief.

3 By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established.

4 And by knowledge, rooms are filled [with] all riches, precious and pleasant.

5 The warrior of wisdom [is] in strength, and a man of knowledge is strong [in] power.