Proverbs 24:2

“For their heart studieth destruction, etc.] To others; to good men, that separate from them, and reprove them, or are in their way; or any ways hinder them in the prosecution of their wicked designs; as Haman’s heart studied the destruction of the Jews: or their hearts study to draw men into their destructive methods of living, and therefore should be shunned and avoided. Moreover, their hearts study destruction to themselves; they study what they shall eat and drink, which they pursue to intemperance; and how they shall compass their lewd designs, and which issue in their ruin; destruction and misery are in all the ways they devise and walk in; and their lips talk of mischief; which they…”

“studieth--meditateth. talk . . . mischief--Their expressed purposes are to do evil.”

“Destruction - How they may oppress and destroy others. Proverbs 24:3”

“Pro 24:8, Pro 6:14; Sa1 23:9; Est 3:6, Est 3:7; Job 15:35; Psa 7:14, Psa 10:7, Psa 28:3, Psa 36:4; Psa 64:4-6, Psa 140:2; Isa 59:4; Mic 7:3; Mat 26:3, Mat 26:4; Luk 23:20, Luk 23:21; Act 13:10 Proverbs 24:3”