King James Version

Proverbs 24:9

The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

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זִמַּ֣תzimatheinous crimeזִמָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “heinous crime”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2154a plan, especially a bad oneheinous crime, lewd(-ly, -ness), mischief, purpose, thought, wicked (device, mind, -ness).אִוֶּ֣לֶתiveletfollyאִוֶּלֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “folly”, the ordinary formH200sillinessfolly, foolishly(-ness).חַטָּ֑אתchatatpunishmentחַטָּאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “punishment”, the ordinary formH2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offenderpunishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering).וְתוֹעֲבַ֖תvetoavatand abominableתּוֹעֵבַהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and abominable”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8441properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idolabominable (custom, thing), abomination.לְאָדָ֣םleadamto personאָדָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.לֵֽץletsmake a mockלוּץadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “make a mock”, the ordinary formH3887properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercedeambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The thought of foolishness is sin; and the scorner is an abomination to men.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

Young’s Literal Translation

The thought of folly [is] sin, And an abomination to man [is] a scorner.

World English Bible

The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.

Darby Translation

The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.

Douay-Rheims

The thought of a fool is sin: and the detracter is the abomination of men.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The thought of foolishness is sin; and the scorner is an abomination to men.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The fool also dies in sins; and uncleanness attaches to a pestilent man.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀποθνήσκει δὲ ἄφρων ἐν ἁμαρτίαις· ἀκαθαρσία δὲ ἀνδρὶ λοιμῷ,