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Woe unto them that imagine to do harm, and devise ungraciousness upon their beds, to perform it in the clear day: for their power is against God.
He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way; neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil.
But they say, 'No more of this, we will follow our own imaginations, and do every man according to the wilfulness of his own mind.'
Hold thee still in the LORD, and abide patiently upon him: but grieve not thyself at one that hath prosperity, and liveth in abomination.
he is ever imagining mischief and frowardness in his heart, and causeth discord.
They that imagine wickedness, shall be disappointed; but they that muse upon good things, unto such shall happen mercy and faithfulness.
He that winketh with his eyes, imagineth mischief; and he that biteth his lips, will do some harm.
These are the perilous weapons of the covetous, these be his shameful counsels: that he may beguile the poor with deceitful works, yea, even there as he should give sentence with the poor.
Then said the LORD unto me, "Thou son of man: these men imagine mischief, and a wicked counsel take they in this city,
Evil » What is evil
Go to now, ye that say, "Today and tomorrow let us go into such a city and continue there a year and buy, and sell, and win," and yet cannot tell what shall happen tomorrow. For what thing is your life? It is even a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that, ye ought to say, "If the Lord will, and if we live, let us do this or that." read more.
But now ye rejoice in your boastings. All such rejoicing is evil.
But now ye rejoice in your boastings. All such rejoicing is evil.
And the LORD smelled a sweet savour and said in his heart, "I will henceforth no more curse the earth for man's sake, for the imagination of man's heart is evil even from the very youth of him. Moreover I will not destroy from henceforth all that liveth as I have done.
For my people hath done two evils: They have forsaken me, the well of the water of life; and digged them pits, yea, vile and broken pits, that hold no water.
Among all things living, man hath the most deceitful and unsearchable heart. Who shall then know it? "Even I the LORD search out the ground of the heart, and try the reins, and reward every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his counsels."
These are the perilous weapons of the covetous, these be his shameful counsels: that he may beguile the poor with deceitful works, yea, even there as he should give sentence with the poor.
And when the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was increased upon the earth, and that all the imagination and thoughts of his heart was only evil continually,
Verse Concepts
Among all things that come to pass under the Sun, this is a mystery, that it happeneth unto all alike. This is the cause also that the hearts of men are full of wickedness, and mad foolishness is in their hearts, as long as they live, until they die.
Another plague is there, which I have seen under the sun; namely, the ignorance that is commonly among princes: in that a fool sitteth in great dignity, and the rich are set down beneath. I see servants ride upon horses, and princes going upon their feet as it were servants.
Plans of men » Devices, evil » General references to
Woe unto them that imagine to do harm, and devise ungraciousness upon their beds, to perform it in the clear day: for their power is against God.
He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way; neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil.
But they say, 'No more of this, we will follow our own imaginations, and do every man according to the wilfulness of his own mind.'
Hold thee still in the LORD, and abide patiently upon him: but grieve not thyself at one that hath prosperity, and liveth in abomination.
he is ever imagining mischief and frowardness in his heart, and causeth discord.
They that imagine wickedness, shall be disappointed; but they that muse upon good things, unto such shall happen mercy and faithfulness.
He that winketh with his eyes, imagineth mischief; and he that biteth his lips, will do some harm.
These are the perilous weapons of the covetous, these be his shameful counsels: that he may beguile the poor with deceitful works, yea, even there as he should give sentence with the poor.
Then said the LORD unto me, "Thou son of man: these men imagine mischief, and a wicked counsel take they in this city,
Plotting » General references to
Woe unto them that imagine to do harm, and devise ungraciousness upon their beds, to perform it in the clear day: for their power is against God.
He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way; neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil.
If it please the king, let him write that they may be destroyed, and so will I weigh down ten thousand talents of silver, under the hands of the workmen, to be brought into the king's chamber."
he is ever imagining mischief and frowardness in his heart, and causeth discord.
These are the perilous weapons of the covetous, these be his shameful counsels: that he may beguile the poor with deceitful works, yea, even there as he should give sentence with the poor.
The ungodly layeth wait for the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
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Woe unto them that imagine to do harm, and devise ungraciousness upon their beds, to perform it in the clear day: for their power is against God.
He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way; neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil.
But they say, 'No more of this, we will follow our own imaginations, and do every man according to the wilfulness of his own mind.'
Hold thee still in the LORD, and abide patiently upon him: but grieve not thyself at one that hath prosperity, and liveth in abomination.
he is ever imagining mischief and frowardness in his heart, and causeth discord.
They that imagine wickedness, shall be disappointed; but they that muse upon good things, unto such shall happen mercy and faithfulness.
He that winketh with his eyes, imagineth mischief; and he that biteth his lips, will do some harm.
These are the perilous weapons of the covetous, these be his shameful counsels: that he may beguile the poor with deceitful works, yea, even there as he should give sentence with the poor.
Then said the LORD unto me, "Thou son of man: these men imagine mischief, and a wicked counsel take they in this city,