For their heart devises violence,
And their lips talk of troublemaking.

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for their hearts plot violence,(A)
    and their lips talk about making trouble.(B)

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(A)His mouth is full of cursing and (B)deceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.

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His mouth is full(A) of lies and threats;(B)
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.(C)

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14 (A)Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity;
Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.

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14 Whoever is pregnant with evil
    conceives trouble and gives birth(A) to disillusionment.

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Do not [a]take me away with the wicked
And with the workers of iniquity,
(A)Who speak peace to their neighbors,
But evil is in their hearts.

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  1. Psalm 28:3 drag

Do not drag me away with the wicked,
    with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbors
    but harbor malice in their hearts.(A)

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No one calls for justice,
Nor does any plead for truth.
They trust in (A)empty words and speak lies;
(B)They conceive [a]evil and bring forth iniquity.

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  1. Isaiah 59:4 trouble

No one calls for justice;(A)
    no one pleads a case with integrity.
They rely(B) on empty arguments, they utter lies;(C)
    they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.(D)

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35 (A)They conceive trouble and bring forth futility;
Their womb prepares deceit.”

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35 They conceive trouble(A) and give birth to evil;(B)
    their womb fashions deceit.”

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10 and said, “O full of all deceit and all fraud, (A)you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord?

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10 “You are a child of the devil(A) and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?(B)

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(A)Then the chief priests, [a]the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, and (B)plotted to take Jesus by [b]trickery and kill Him.

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  1. Matthew 26:3 NU omits the scribes
  2. Matthew 26:4 deception

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled(A) in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,(B) and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.(C)

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When David knew that Saul plotted evil against him, (A)he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”

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When David learned that Saul was plotting against him, he said to Abiathar(A) the priest, “Bring the ephod.(B)

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20 Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them. 21 But they shouted, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!”

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20 Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again. 21 But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”

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That they may successfully do evil with both hands—
The prince asks for gifts,
The judge seeks a (A)bribe,
And the great man utters his evil desire;
So they scheme together.

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Both hands are skilled in doing evil;(A)
    the ruler demands gifts,
the judge accepts bribes,(B)
    the powerful dictate what they desire—
    they all conspire together.

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14 Perversity is in his heart,
(A)He devises evil continually,
(B)He sows discord.

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14     who plots evil(A) with deceit in his heart—
    he always stirs up conflict.(B)

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Who plan evil things in their hearts;
(A)They continually gather together for war.

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who devise evil plans(A) in their hearts
    and stir up war(B) every day.

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