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Proverbs 24:9

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24:9A foolish scheme13 is sin,

and the scorner is an abomination to people.14

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Footnotes

  1. 13 Heb “the scheme of folly” ( similar). The genitive functions as an attributive genitive, meaning “foolish scheme.” But it could also be interpreted as a genitive of source, the scheme that comes from folly (or from the fool if “folly” were metonymical).
  2. 14 Heb “to a man”; cf. “Everyone hates senseless fools.” This describes evil people who flout all morality and goodness; sooner or later the public will have had enough of them.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The devising of folly is sin,

and the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The schemes of folly are sin,

and people detest a mocker.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A foolish scheme is sin,

and a mocker is detestable to people.

NLTNew Living Translation

The schemes of a fool are sinful;

Everyone detests a mocker.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Devising folly is a sin,

and an abomination to humankind is a scoffer.

KJV 1900King James Version

The thought of foolishness is sin:

And the scorner is an abomination to men.