Proverbs 24:2
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2 For their heart devises violence,
And their lips talk of troublemaking.
Psalm 10:7
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7 (A)His mouth is full of cursing and (B)deceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.
Psalm 7:14
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14 (A)Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity;
Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.
Psalm 28:3
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3 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.
Footnotes
- Psalm 28:3 drag
Isaiah 59:4
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4 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.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 59:4 trouble
Job 15:35
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35 (A)They conceive trouble and bring forth futility;
Their womb prepares deceit.”
Acts 13:10
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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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Matthew 26:3-4
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3 (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, 4 and (B)plotted to take Jesus by [b]trickery and kill Him.
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- Matthew 26:3 NU omits the scribes
- Matthew 26:4 deception
1 Samuel 23:9
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9 When David knew that Saul plotted evil against him, (A)he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”
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Luke 23:20-21
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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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Micah 7:3
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3 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.
Proverbs 6:14
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Psalm 140:2
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2 Who plan evil things in their hearts;
(A)They continually gather together for war.
Psalm 64:4-6
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4 That they may shoot in secret at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.
5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter;
They talk of laying snares secretly;
(A)They say, “Who will see them?”
6 They devise iniquities:
“We have perfected a shrewd scheme.”
Both the inward thought and the heart of man are deep.
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
Esther 3:6-7
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6 But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman (A)sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus—the people of Mordecai.
7 In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, (B)they cast Pur (that is, the lot), before Haman [a]to determine the day and the [b]month, [c]until it fell on the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.
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- Esther 3:7 Lit. from day to day and month to month
- Esther 3:7 LXX adds to destroy the people of Mordecai in one day; Vg. adds the nation of the Jews should be destroyed
- Esther 3:7 So with MT, Vg.; LXX and the lot fell on the fourteenth of the month
Proverbs 24:8
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:8 Lit. master of evil plots
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