Proverbs 12:5
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5 (A)The thoughts of the righteous are just;
the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
Isaiah 55:7
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7 let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Psalm 139:23
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- Psalm 139:23 Or cares
Jeremiah 4:14
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14 O Jerusalem, (A)wash your heart from evil,
that you may be saved.
How long shall your wicked thoughts
lodge within you?
2 Corinthians 4:2
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2 But we have renounced (A)disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice[a] cunning or (B)to tamper with God's word, but (C)by the open statement of the truth (D)we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.
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- 2 Corinthians 4:2 Greek to walk in
1 Corinthians 4:5
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5 Therefore (A)do not pronounce judgment before the time, (B)before the Lord comes, (C)who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. (D)Then each one will receive his commendation from God.
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Matthew 26:4
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4 (A)and plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
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Matthew 2:16
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Herod Kills the Children
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.
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Matthew 2:3-8
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3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; 4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where (A)the Christ was to be born. 5 They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
6 (B)“‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who will (C)shepherd my people Israel.’”
7 Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.”
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Proverbs 24:9
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- Proverbs 24:9 Or scheming
Proverbs 11:23
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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
(A)the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
Psalm 140:1-3
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Deliver Me, O Lord, from Evil Men
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
140 (A)Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
preserve me from (B)violent men,
2 who plan evil things in their heart
and (C)stir up wars continually.
3 They make (D)their tongue sharp as (E)a serpent's,
and (F)under their lips is the (G)venom of asps. Selah
Psalm 119:15
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Psalm 41:6-7
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6 And when one comes to see me, (A)he utters empty words,
while his heart gathers iniquity;
when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
7 All who hate me whisper together about me;
they imagine the worst for me.[a]
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- Psalm 41:7 Or they devise evil against me
Psalm 36:2-4
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2 (A)For he flatters himself in his own eyes
that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.
3 The words of his mouth are (B)trouble and deceit;
(C)he has ceased to act wisely and do good.
4 He (D)plots (E)trouble while on his bed;
he sets himself in (F)a way that is not good;
(G)he does not reject evil.
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