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Proverbs 24:7–9

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7Wisdom is inaccessible toC a fool;l

he does not open his mouth at the city gate.m

8The one who plots eviln

will be called a schemer.

9A foolish scheme is sin,

and a mocker is detestable to people.

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Footnotes

  1. C is too high for

Cross references

  1. lPr 14:6; 17:16,24
  2. mJb 5:4; Ps 127:5
  3. nRm 1:30

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Wisdom is too high for a fool;

in the gate he does not open his mouth.

Whoever plans to do evil

will be called a schemer.

The devising of folly is sin,

and the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Wisdom is too high for fools;

in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.

Whoever plots evil

will be known as a schemer.

The schemes of folly are sin,

and people detest a mocker.

NLTNew Living Translation

Wisdom is too lofty for fools.

Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.

A person who plans evil

will get a reputation as a troublemaker.

The schemes of a fool are sinful;

Everyone detests a mocker.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Wisdom is too high for fools;

at the gate he will not open his mouth.

He who plans to do evil for himself,

they will call him “master of mischief.”

Devising folly is a sin,

and an abomination to humankind is a scoffer.

KJV 1900King James Version

Wisdom is too high for a fool:

He openeth not his mouth in the gate.

He that deviseth to do evil

Shall be called a mischievous person.

The thought of foolishness is sin:

And the scorner is an abomination to men.