Proverbs 24:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For their mindsלִבָּ֑ם
(lib·bam;)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
deviseיֶהְגֶּ֣ה
(yeh·geh)
1897: to moan, growl, utter, speak, musea prim. root
violence,שֹׁ֖ד
(shod)
7701: violence, havoc, devastation, ruinfrom shadad
And their lipsשִׂפְתֵיהֶ֥ם
(sif·tei·hem)
8193: lip, speech, edgefrom an unused word
talkתְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה׃
(te·dab·be·re·nah.)
1696: to speaka prim. root
of trouble.וְ֝עָמָ֗ל
(ve·'a·mal)
5999: trouble, labor, toilfrom amal


















KJV Lexicon
For their heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
studieth
hagah  (daw-gaw')
to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder -- imagine, meditate, mourn, mutter, roar, sore, speak, study, talk, utter.
destruction
shod  (shode)
violence, ravage -- desolation, destruction, oppression, robbery, spoil(-ed, -er, -ing), wasting.
and their lips
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
talk
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
of mischief
`amal  (aw-mawl')
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For their minds devise violence, And their lips talk of trouble.

King James Bible
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
for their hearts plan violence, and their words stir up trouble.

International Standard Version
because they plan violence, and they are always talking about trouble.

NET Bible
for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because they devise evil in their heart, and their lips speak evil.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
because their minds plot violence, and their lips talk trouble.

King James 2000 Bible
For their heart studies destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
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