Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 24:8
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
8. shall be called ] Lit. they (men) shall call him. However secretly he works (comp. Psa 64:6 [Hebrews 7 ]), his true character shall be found out, and his reputation shall accord with it.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Heb. a master of mischief. The sense is, Though he cover his wicked devices with fair pretences, and would be better esteemed, yet he shall be noted and branded with that infamy which is due to him.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
8. So called even if he fails todo evil.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person] To do evil is natural to men, all are prone to it; being conceived and born in sin, and, from the womb, more or less commit it: but for a man to sit down and contrive evil, as some men are inventors of evil things; contrive new sins, or at least new methods of sinning, such as new oaths, new games, new ways of tricking and deceiving men; and are always studying and devising ways and means of committing sin, and doing that which is evil in the sight of God and men. Such a man, with great propriety, may be called, and will be called by those that know him, a mischievous man, a very pernicious one, and to be shunned and avoided as such; men will reckon him and call him a “master” or “author d of evil devices”, as it may be rendered; a name agreeable to his character.
d “patronum malarum cogitationum”, Montanus; “dominum”, Mercerus, Gejerus; “auctorem”, Michaelis.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
From wisdom, which is a moral good, the following proverb passes over to a kind of :
He that meditateth to do evil,
We call such an one an intriguer.
A verbal explanation and definition like Pro 21:24 (cf. p. 29), formed like Pro 16:21 from . Instead of [lord of mischief] in Pro 12:2, the expression is ‘ (cf. at Pro 22:24). Regarding in its usual sense, vid., Pro 5:2. Such definitions have of course no lexicographical, but only a moral aim. That which is here given is designed to warn one against gaining for himself this ambiguous title of a refined (cunning, versutus ) man; one is so named whose schemes and endeavours are directed to the doing of evil. One may also inversely find the turning-point of the warning in 8b: “he who projects deceitful plans against the welfare of others, finds his punishment in this, that he falls under public condemnation as a worthless intriguer” (Elster). But is a , vid., Pro 5:2; the title is thus equivocal, and the turning-point lies in the bringing out of his kernel: = meditating to do evil.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
The Progress of Evil
Verses 8-9 emphasize the progress of evil. Thoughts of foolishness (Pro 12:23; Pro 24:9) progress to deliberate plans and acts of evil (Pro 6:14; Pro 24:8); and a scornful attitude abhorred by men (Pro 24:9), and condemned by the LORD (Pro 19:29; Pro 3:33-34; Rom 1:30-32).
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
8. He that deviseth to do evil A master of mischief. “Mischief and wrong are his ownership and property.” Wordsworth. “Inventors of evil things.” Rom 1:30. The inventor or discoverer of a good thing is a benefactor of the race; but he who spends his time in inventing that which will injure his fellow man is the greatest of curses a fiend incarnate. The same is true of those who follow, though they may not invent, a business or calling which is destructive to the health, life, and morals of their fellow beings. Such is the manufacture and traffic in intoxicating drinks, the making and vending of obscene literature, etc.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Pro 24:8 Twenty-Second Saying (Distitch) Pro 24:8 forms a single proverbial thought using two lines, which is called a distitch.
Pro 24:9 Twenty-Third Saying (Distitch) Pro 24:9 forms a single proverbial thought using two lines, which is called a distitch.
Pro 24:10 Twenty-Fourth Saying (Distitch) Pro 24:10 forms a single proverbial thought using two lines, which is called a distitch.
Pro 24:11-12 Twenty-Fifth Saying (Hexastitch) Pro 24:11-12 forms a single proverbial thought using six lines, which is called a hexastitch.
Pro 24:13-14 Twenty-Sixth Saying (Pentastitch) Pro 24:13-14 forms a single proverbial thought using five lines, which is called a pentastitch.
Pro 24:15-16 Twenty-Seventh Saying (Tetrastitch) Pro 24:15-16 forms a single proverbial thought using four lines, which is called a tetrastitch.
Pro 24:17-18 Twenty-Eighth Saying (Tetrastitch) Pro 24:15-16 forms a single proverbial thought using four lines, which is called a tetrastitch.
Pro 24:19-20 Twenty-Ninth Saying (Tetrastitch) Pro 24:19-20 forms a single proverbial thought using four lines, which is called a tetrastitch.
Pro 24:21-22 Thirtieth Saying (Tetrastitch) Pro 24:21-22 forms a single proverbial thought using four lines, which is called a tetrastitch.
Fuente: Everett’s Study Notes on the Holy Scriptures
v. 8. He that deviseth to do evil,
Fuente: The Popular Commentary on the Bible by Kretzmann
Pro 24:8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
Ver. 8. Shall be called a mischievous person. ] Heb., A master of sinful musings, an artist at any evil. Josephus saith of Antipater, that his course of life might fitly be called a mystery of mischief, a quae altissimas egerat radices, &c.
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Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
mischievous person = a genius at plots. Hebrew. zimmah = plots. Not the same word as in Pro 24:2 and Pro 24:16.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Pro 24:8-9
Pro 24:8-9
“He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker. The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men.”
Pro 24:8 here speaks of a man, so depraved and sinful that, “He needs no temptation of the devil, but contrives and plots sin in his own mind. Significantly, a man’s evil thoughts are here classified as sins. The universal detestation that scoffers deserve is stressed in the last line.
Pro 24:8 The evil and wickedness that are in the world stem from the devil, but he works through human beings to bring them about; thus, there are those who devise evil. Such a one shall soon be known, and his persistence in such behavior will give him a reputation. Others may be slow in recognizing worth in an individual or in praising him, but they will not fail to notice his evil and in telling others about it. He will not fool them: Men shall call him a mischief-maker.
Pro 24:9. We know that the act of foolishness is sin (2Sa 24:10); here we are told that even the thought (whether expressed in act or not) is likewise sin. By thoughts adultery is committed in the heart (Mat 5:27-28). By Thoughts one who hates is guilty of murder before God (1Jn 3:15). A scoffer is one who not only rejects that which he should believe but who laughs at, makes fun at, that which he should believe and at those who do believe. He is also called a mocker, which he is: In the last days mockers shall come…saying, Where is the promise of his coming? (2Pe 3:3). Such will not only lose out with God, but they have already lost out with them (The scoffer is an abomination to men).
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
Pro 24:2, Pro 24:9, Pro 6:14, Pro 6:18, Pro 14:22, 1Ki 2:44, Psa 21:11, Isa 10:7-13, Isa 32:7, Eze 38:10, Eze 38:11, Nah 1:11, Rom 1:30
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Pro 24:8-9. He that deviseth, &c., shall be called mischievous Hebrew, , a master of crafts or mischiefs. Though he cover his wicked devices with fair pretences, and wishes to be better esteemed, he shall be branded with that infamy which is due to him. The thought of foolishness is sin The very inward thought or contrivance of evil, of which he spake Pro 24:8, even before it break forth into action, is a sin in Gods sight, and is hateful to God; and the scorner He who not only deviseth and practiseth wickedness, but obstinately persists in it, and rejects all admonitions against it; is an abomination to men Is abominable not only to God, as all sinners are, but to all sober men.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Other people will despise the person who dreams up plans that end in evil. Such planning is sin and the work of a fool. Fools are not necessarily unintelligent, but their plans often result in sin. [Note: McKane, p. 399.]