Proverbs 24
V. 8. He that deviseth to do evil, with whom mischief and wrong is self-evident, who is the master of wickedness, shall be called a mischievous person, his evil reputation will soon be well established.
V. 9. The thought of foolishness, literally, “the meditation of folly,” is sin, that is, even when folly tries to perform something with prudent reflection, the result is the same, a transgression of God’s holy Law, and the scorner is an abomination to men, his mockery makes him an object of loathing.
V. 10. If thou faint in the day of adversity, in times when anxiety and distress seem to obstruct progress, thy strength is small, for it is necessary to keep up courage, to develop moral courage and capacity of resistance, in order to perform anything worth while in life.