A moment in scripture
Proverbs 24:9
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The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
- Proverbs 24:8
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
- Proverbs 24:10
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
- Proverbs 24:11
If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.