Micah 2:1
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Woe to Evildoers
2 Woe to those who devise iniquity,
And [a]work out evil on their beds!
At (A)morning light they practice it,
Because it is in the power of their hand.
Footnotes
- Micah 2:1 Plan
Psalm 36:4
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4 (A)He devises wickedness on his bed;
He sets himself (B)in a way that is not good;
He does not [a]abhor (C)evil.
Footnotes
- Psalm 36:4 reject, loathe
Isaiah 32:7
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7 Also the schemes of the schemer are evil;
He devises wicked plans
To destroy the poor with (A)lying words,
Even when the needy speaks justice.
Nahum 1:11
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11 From you comes forth one
Who plots evil against the Lord,
A [a]wicked counselor.
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- Nahum 1:11 Lit. counselor of Belial
Hosea 7:6-7
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6 They prepare their heart like an oven,
While they lie in wait;
[a]Their baker sleeps all night;
In the morning it burns like a flaming fire.
7 They are all hot, like an oven,
And have devoured their judges;
All their kings have fallen.
(A)None among them calls upon Me.
Footnotes
- Hosea 7:6 So with MT, Vg.; Syr., Tg. Their anger; LXX Ephraim
Psalm 7:14-16
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14 (A)Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity;
Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.
15 He made a pit and dug it out,
(B)And has fallen into the ditch which he made.
16 (C)His trouble shall return upon his own head,
And his violent dealing shall come down on [a]his own crown.
Footnotes
- Psalm 7:16 The crown of his own head
Proverbs 6:12-19
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The Wicked Man
12 A worthless person, a wicked man,
Walks with a perverse mouth;
13 (A)He winks with his eyes,
He [a]shuffles his feet,
He points with his fingers;
14 Perversity is in his heart,
(B)He devises evil continually,
(C)He sows discord.
15 Therefore his calamity shall come (D)suddenly;
Suddenly he shall (E)be broken (F)without remedy.
16 These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to [b]Him:
17 (G)A[c] proud look,
(H)A lying tongue,
(I)Hands that shed innocent blood,
18 (J)A heart that devises wicked plans,
(K)Feet that are swift in running to evil,
19 (L)A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who (M)sows discord among brethren.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:13 gives signals, lit. scrapes
- Proverbs 6:16 Lit. His soul
- Proverbs 6:17 Lit. Haughty eyes
Genesis 31:29
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29 It is in my power to do you harm, but the (A)God of your father spoke to me (B)last night, saying, ‘Be careful that you speak to Jacob neither good nor bad.’
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Romans 1:30
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30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
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Jeremiah 18:18
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Jeremiah Persecuted
18 Then they said, (A)“Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; (B)for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.”
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Isaiah 59:3
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3 For (A)your hands are defiled with [a]blood,
And your fingers with iniquity;
Your lips have spoken lies,
Your tongue has muttered perversity.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 59:3 bloodshed
Proverbs 4:16
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16 (A)For they do not sleep unless they have done evil;
And their sleep is [a]taken away unless they make someone fall.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:16 Lit. robbed
Proverbs 3:27
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27 (A)Do not withhold good from [a]those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:27 Lit. its owners
Acts 23:12
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12 And when it was day, (A)some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had (B)killed Paul.
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John 19:11
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11 Jesus answered, (A)“You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore (B)the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”
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Luke 22:2-6
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2 And (A)the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Him, for they feared the people.
3 (B)Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the (C)twelve. 4 So he went his way and conferred with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him to them. 5 And they were glad, and (D)agreed to give him money. 6 So he promised and sought opportunity to (E)betray Him to them in the absence of the multitude.
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Deuteronomy 28:32
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32 Your sons and your daughters shall be given to (A)another people, and your eyes shall look and (B)fail with longing for them all day long; and there shall be [a]no strength in your (C)hand.
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- Deuteronomy 28:32 nothing you can do
Acts 23:15
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15 Now you, therefore, together with the council, suggest to the commander that he be brought down to you [a]tomorrow, as though you were going to make further inquiries concerning him; but we are ready to kill him before he comes near.”
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- Acts 23:15 NU omits tomorrow
Proverbs 12:2
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2 A good man obtains favor from the Lord,
But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.
Psalm 140:1-8
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Prayer for Deliverance from Evil Men
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
140 Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
Preserve me from violent men,
2 Who plan evil things in their hearts;
(A)They continually gather together for war.
3 They sharpen their tongues like a serpent;
The (B)poison of asps is under their lips. Selah
4 (C)Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from violent men,
Who have purposed to make my steps stumble.
5 The proud have hidden a (D)snare for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah
6 I said to the Lord: “You are my God;
Hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
7 O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
You have [a]covered my head in the day of battle.
8 Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
Do not further his wicked scheme,
(E)Lest they be exalted. Selah
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- Psalm 140:7 sheltered
Luke 20:19
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19 And the chief priests and the scribes that very hour sought to lay hands on Him, but they [a]feared the people—for they knew He had spoken this parable against them.
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- Luke 20:19 M were afraid—for
Mark 15:1
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Jesus Faces Pilate(A)
15 Immediately, (B)in the morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council; and they bound Jesus, led Him away, and (C)delivered Him to Pilate.
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Matthew 27:1-2
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Jesus Handed Over to Pontius Pilate(A)
27 When morning came, (B)all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death. 2 And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and (C)delivered Him to [a]Pontius Pilate the governor.
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- Matthew 27:2 NU omits Pontius
Ezekiel 11:2
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2 And He said to me: “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give wicked [a]counsel in this city,
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- Ezekiel 11:2 Advice
Esther 9:25
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25 but (A)when [a]Esther came before the king, he commanded by letter that [b]this wicked plot which Haman had devised against the Jews should (B)return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
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- Esther 9:25 Lit. she or it
- Esther 9:25 Lit. his
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