Psalm 64:6
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6 They devise iniquities:
“We have perfected a shrewd scheme.”
Both the inward thought and the heart of man are deep.
Daniel 6:4-5
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4 (A)So the governors and satraps sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no charge or fault, because he was faithful; nor was there any error or fault found in him. 5 Then these men said, “We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”
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Jeremiah 17:9-10
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9 “The (A)heart is deceitful above all things,
And [a]desperately wicked;
Who can know it?
10 I, the Lord, (B)search the heart,
I test the [b]mind,
(C)Even to give every man according to his ways,
According to the fruit of his doings.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 17:9 Or incurably sick
- Jeremiah 17:10 Most secret parts, lit. kidneys
1 Corinthians 4:5
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5 (A)Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to (B)light the hidden things of darkness and (C)reveal the [a]counsels of the hearts. (D)Then each one’s praise will come from God.
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- 1 Corinthians 4:5 motives
John 18:29-30
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29 (A)Pilate then went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?”
30 They answered and said to him, “If He were not [a]an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him up to you.”
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- John 18:30 a criminal
Matthew 26:59
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59 Now the chief priests, [a]the elders, and all the council sought (A)false testimony against Jesus to put Him to death,
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- Matthew 26:59 NU omits the elders
Isaiah 29:15
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15 (A)Woe to those who seek deep to hide their counsel far from the Lord,
And their works are in the dark;
(B)They say, “Who sees us?” and, “Who knows us?”
Proverbs 20:5
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5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding will draw it out.
Psalm 5:9
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9 For there is no [a]faithfulness in their mouth;
Their inward part is destruction;
(A)Their throat is an open tomb;
They flatter with their tongue.
Footnotes
- Psalm 5:9 uprightness
1 Samuel 25:10
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10 Then Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, (A)“Who is David, and who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants nowadays who break away each one from his master.
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1 Samuel 24:9
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9 And David said to Saul: (A)“Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Indeed David seeks your harm’?
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Psalm 49:11
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11 [a]Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever,
Their dwelling places to all generations;
They (A)call their lands after their own names.
Footnotes
- Psalm 49:11 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. Their graves shall be their houses forever
Psalm 35:11
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11 Fierce witnesses rise up;
They ask me things that I do not know.
1 Samuel 22:9
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9 Then answered (A)Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, “I saw the son of Jesse going to Nob, to (B)Ahimelech the son of (C)Ahitub.
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John 19:7
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7 The Jews answered him, (A)“We have a law, and according to [a]our law He ought to die, because (B)He made Himself the Son of God.”
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- John 19:7 NU the law
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