Saying 24

Whoever plots evil
    will be known as a schemer.
The schemes of folly are sin,
    and people detest a mocker.

Proverbs 24:8-9

The evil and wickedness that are in the world stem from the devil, but he works through human beings to bring them about; thus, there are those who devise evil. Such a one shall soon be known, and his persistence in such behavior will give him a reputation. Others may be slow in recognizing worth in an individual or in praising him, but they will not fail to notice his evil and in telling others about it. He will not fool them.

We know that the act of foolishness is sin (2Samuel 24:1O); here we are told that even the thought, whether expressed in action or not, is also sin. By “thoughts” adultery is committed in the heart (Matthew 5:27,28). By “Thoughts” one who hates is guilty of murder before God (1 John 3:15). A “scoffer” is one who not only rejects that which he should believe but who laughs at, makes fun of, that which he should believe and at those who do believe. He is also called a “mocker”, which he is: “In the last days mockers shall come … saying, Where is the promise of his coming?” (2 Peter 3:3). Such will not only lose out with God, but they have already lost out in their lives here on earth.