Proverbs 24:9
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 24
“The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.”Proverbs 24:9
What Does Proverbs 24:9 Mean?
Proverbs 24:9 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 24, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 24:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Corinthians 10:5“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;”Matthew 15:19“For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:”Isaiah 55:7“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.”Proverbs 29:8“Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.”Acts 8:22“Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.”Proverbs 24:8“He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.”Matthew 9:4“And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?”Genesis 6:5“And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”Proverbs 22:10“Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.”Jeremiah 4:14“O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?”Matthew 5:28“But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.”Genesis 8:21“And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.”Psalms 119:113“I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.”Proverbs 23:7“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.”Proverbs 15:26“The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.”Mark 2:8“And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?”Mark 7:22“Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:”Deuteronomy 15:9“Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.”Proverbs 12:5“The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.”Proverbs 29:27“An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.”
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