Proverbs 6:14
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Micah 2:1
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Woe to Evildoers
2 Woe to those who devise iniquity,
And [a]work out evil on their beds!
At (A)morning light they practice it,
Because it is in the power of their hand.
Footnotes
- Micah 2:1 Plan
Romans 16:17
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Avoid Divisive Persons
17 Now I urge you, brethren, note those (A)who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and (B)avoid them.
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Hosea 8:7
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7 “They(A) sow the wind,
And reap the whirlwind.
The stalk has no bud;
It shall never produce meal.
If it should produce,
(B)Aliens would swallow it up.
Proverbs 6:18-19
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18 (A)A heart that devises wicked plans,
(B)Feet that are swift in running to evil,
19 (C)A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who (D)sows discord among brethren.
Proverbs 26:17-22
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17 He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own
Is like one who takes a dog by the ears.
18 Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 Is the man who deceives his neighbor,
And says, (A)“I was only joking!”
20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;
And where there is no [a]talebearer, strife ceases.
21 (B)As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
22 The words of a [b]talebearer are like [c]tasty trifles,
And they go down into the [d]inmost body.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:20 gossip or slanderer, lit. whisperer
- Proverbs 26:22 gossip or slanderer
- Proverbs 26:22 A Jewish tradition wounds
- Proverbs 26:22 Lit. rooms of the belly
Galatians 6:7-8
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7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for (A)whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap (B)everlasting life.
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Ezekiel 11:2
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2 And He said to me: “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give wicked [a]counsel in this city,
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- Ezekiel 11:2 Advice
Isaiah 57:20
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20 (A)But the wicked are like the troubled sea,
When it cannot rest,
Whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
Isaiah 32:7
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7 Also the schemes of the schemer are evil;
He devises wicked plans
To destroy the poor with (A)lying words,
Even when the needy speaks justice.
Proverbs 22:8
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:8 trouble
Proverbs 21:8
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8 The way of [a]a guilty man is perverse;
But as for the pure, his work is right.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:8 Or The way of a man is perverse and strange;
Proverbs 16:28-30
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28 A perverse man sows strife,
And (A)a whisperer separates the best of friends.
29 A violent man entices his neighbor,
And leads him in a way that is not good.
30 He winks his eye to devise perverse things;
He [a]purses his lips and brings about evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:30 Lit. compresses
Proverbs 3:29
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29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.
Proverbs 2:14
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14 (A)Who rejoice in doing evil,
And delight in the perversity of the wicked;
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
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