Proverbs 24:2
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2 For their hearts plot violence,
and their words always stir up trouble.
Psalm 10:7
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7 Their mouths are full of cursing, lies, and threats.[a]
Trouble and evil are on the tips of their tongues.
Psalm 7:14
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14 The wicked conceive evil;
they are pregnant with trouble
and give birth to lies.
Psalm 28:3
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3 Do not drag me away with the wicked—
with those who do evil—
those who speak friendly words to their neighbors
while planning evil in their hearts.
Isaiah 59:4
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4 No one cares about being fair and honest.
The people’s lawsuits are based on lies.
They conceive evil deeds
and then give birth to sin.
Job 15:35
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35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil.
Their womb produces deceit.”
Acts 13:10
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10 Then he said, “You son of the devil, full of every sort of deceit and fraud, and enemy of all that is good! Will you never stop perverting the true ways of the Lord?
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Matthew 26:3-4
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3 At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest, 4 plotting how to capture Jesus secretly and kill him.
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1 Samuel 23:9
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9 But David learned of Saul’s plan and told Abiathar the priest to bring the ephod and ask the Lord what he should do.
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Luke 23:20-21
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20 Pilate argued with them, because he wanted to release Jesus. 21 But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”
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Micah 7:3
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3 Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil!
Officials and judges alike demand bribes.
The people with influence get what they want,
and together they scheme to twist justice.
Proverbs 6:14
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14 Their perverted hearts plot evil,
and they constantly stir up trouble.
Psalm 140:2
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2 those who plot evil in their hearts
and stir up trouble all day long.
Psalm 64:4-6
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4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent,
attacking suddenly and fearlessly.
5 They encourage each other to do evil
and plan how to set their traps in secret.
“Who will ever notice?” they ask.
6 As they plot their crimes, they say,
“We have devised the perfect plan!”
Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning.
Psalm 36:4
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4 They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots.
Their actions are never good.
They make no attempt to turn from evil.
Esther 3:6-7
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6 He had learned of Mordecai’s nationality, so he decided it was not enough to lay hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he looked for a way to destroy all the Jews throughout the entire empire of Xerxes.
7 So in the month of April,[a] during the twelfth year of King Xerxes’ reign, lots were cast in Haman’s presence (the lots were called purim) to determine the best day and month to take action. And the day selected was March 7, nearly a year later.[b]
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- 3:7a Hebrew in the first month, the month of Nisan. This month of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred within the months of April and May 474 B.c.; also see note on 2:16.
- 3:7b As in 3:13, which reads the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar; Hebrew reads in the twelfth month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. The date selected was March 7, 473 B.c.; also see note on 2:16.
Proverbs 24:8
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8 A person who plans evil
will get a reputation as a troublemaker.
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