Proverbs 24:2

NETBible

for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm. 1 

NIV ©

for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble.

NASB ©

For their minds devise violence, And their lips talk of trouble.

NLT ©

For they spend their days plotting violence, and their words are always stirring up trouble.

MSG ©

All they think about is causing a disturbance; all they talk about is making trouble.

BBE ©

For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.

NRSV ©

for their minds devise violence, and their lips talk of mischief.

NKJV ©

For their heart devises violence, And their lips talk of troublemaking.

KJV
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NASB ©
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NETBible

for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm. 1 

NET Notes

1 sn This nineteenth saying warns against evil associations. Evil people are obsessed with destruction and trouble. See on this theme 1:10-19; 3:31 and 23:17. D. Kidner observes that a close view of sinners is often a good antidote to envying them (Proverbs [TOTC], 153).