Proverbs 24:9

24:9 A foolish scheme is sin,

and the scorner is an abomination to people.


tn Heb “the scheme of folly” (NIV 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).

tn Heb “to a man”; cf. CEV “Everyone hates senseless fools.”