for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble.
His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
Behold, the wicked man conceives evil and is pregnant with mischief and gives birth to lies.
Do not drag me off with the wicked, with the workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors while evil is in their hearts.
No one enters suit justly; no one goes to law honestly; they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies, they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
They conceive trouble and give birth to evil, and their womb prepares deceit.”
and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, and plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
David knew that Saul was plotting harm against him. And he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”
Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus, but they kept shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!”
Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.
with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord;
who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually.
shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear. They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, “Who can see them?” They search out injustice, saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.” For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.
He plots trouble while on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not reject evil.
But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone. So, as they had made known to him the people of Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus. In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is, they cast lots) before Haman day after day; and they cast it month after month till the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.
Whoever plans to do evil will be called a schemer.
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