¹⁸ An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

⁵ And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

¹⁶ For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

¹⁵ Their feet are swift to shed blood:

¹⁴ O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

⁷ Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.

¹⁷ And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the Lord.

2 Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

⁸ He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

⁴ He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.