Proverbs 24:9

⁹The devising of folly is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.f

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Proverbs 24 continues the collection of “sayings of the wise” that began in chapter 22. It moves between warnings against envy of the wicked, instructions for justice and diligence, and a sobering reflection on the consequences of laziness and folly. The chapter culminates in a v

References· Proverbs 24

a: v.1 — Psalms 37:7, Proverbs 23:17, Proverbs 3:31, James 4:5-6, Galatians 5:19-21, Psalms 37:1, Proverbs 13:20, Psalms 73:3, Psalms 26:9, Genesis 19:1-11
b: v.3 — Proverbs 14:1, Proverbs 9:1, 1 Corinthians 3:9, Colossians 2:7, Jeremiah 10:12, 2 Samuel 7:26
c: v.4 — Proverbs 15:6, Proverbs 21:20, Proverbs 20:15, Proverbs 8:21, 1 Chronicles 29:2-9, Nehemiah 13:5-13, Matthew 13:52, 1 Kings 4:22-28, 1 Chronicles 27:25-31, 2 Chronicles 4:18-22
d: v.5 — Ecclesiastes 7:19, Colossians 1:11, Proverbs 21:22, Psalms 84:7, Proverbs 8:14, Isaiah 40:31, Ecclesiastes 9:14-18, Proverbs 10:29
e: v.6 — Proverbs 11:14, Proverbs 20:18, Ephesians 6:10-20, Proverbs 15:22, Luke 14:31, 1 Timothy 6:11-12, 1 Corinthians 9:25-27, 2 Timothy 4:7
f: v.9 — Matthew 15:19, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Acts 8:22, Isaiah 55:7, Proverbs 29:8, Proverbs 24:8, Jeremiah 4:14, Matthew 5:28, Genesis 6:5, Matthew 9:4
g: v.10 — Isaiah 40:28-31, Ephesians 3:13, Jeremiah 51:46, Hebrews 12:3-5, 1 Samuel 27:1, Job 4:5, 2 Corinthians 4:1, Revelation 2:3, Revelation 2:13
h: v.11 — Psalms 82:4, Isaiah 58:6-7, 1 John 3:16-17, Job 29:17, 1 Samuel 26:8-9, Luke 10:31-32, Acts 21:31-32, Luke 23:23-25, Acts 18:17, Acts 23:23-35
i: v.12 — He will repay each person according to their deeds: Romans 2:6; Job 34:11, Revelation 2:23, Jeremiah 17:10, Psalms 121:8, Proverbs 21:2, 1 Samuel 16:7, Romans 2:6, Psalms 121:3, Ecclesiastes 5:8, Psalms 62:12
j: v.16 — Psalms 34:19, Psalms 37:24, Micah 7:8-10, Job 5:19, 2 Corinthians 4:8-12, 2 Corinthians 11:23-27, Proverbs 14:32, 1 Thessalonians 5:3, Revelation 18:20-21, Proverbs 13:17
k: v.17 — Obadiah 1:12, Job 31:29, 1 Corinthians 13:6-7, Proverbs 17:5, 2 Samuel 16:5-14, Psalms 35:19, Psalms 35:15, Psalms 42:10, Judges 16:25
l: v.27 — Luke 14:28-30, 1 Kings 5:17-18, 1 Kings 6:7

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