Proverbs 24:8

The Message

The person who’s always cooking up some evil soon gets a reputation as prince of rogues. Fools incubate sin; cynics desecrate beauty.

Cross References

Proverbs 14:22

Isn’t it obvious that conspirators lose out, while the thoughtful win love and trust?

Nahum 1:11

Nineveh’s an anthill of evil plots against God, A think tank for lies that seduce and betray.

1 Kings 2:44

Then the king told Shimei, “Deep in your heart you know all the evil that you did to my father David; God will now avenge that evil on you. But King Solomon will be blessed and the rule of David will be a sure thing under God forever.”