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Those who devise sinful plans are as good as dead, those who dream about doing evil as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.
He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.
But they just keep saying, 'We do not care what you say! We will do whatever we want to do! We will continue to behave wickedly and stubbornly!'"
Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!
he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.
Do not those who devise evil go astray? But those who plan good exhibit faithful covenant love.
The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips brings about evil.
A deceiver's methods are evil; he dreams up evil plans to ruin the poor with lies, even when the needy are in the right.
The Lord said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city.
Evil » What is evil
Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into this or that town and spend a year there and do business and make a profit." You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes. You ought to say instead, "If the Lord is willing, then we will live and do this or that." read more.
But as it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
But as it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
And the Lord smelled the soothing aroma and said to himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, even though the inclination of their minds is evil from childhood on. I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done.
"Do so because my people have committed a double wrong: they have rejected me, the fountain of life-giving water, and they have dug cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns which cannot even hold water."
The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it? I, the Lord, probe into people's minds. I examine people's hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.
A deceiver's methods are evil; he dreams up evil plans to ruin the poor with lies, even when the needy are in the right.
But the Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time.
Verse Concepts
This is the unfortunate fact about everything that happens on earth: the same fate awaits everyone. In addition to this, the hearts of all people are full of evil, and there is folly in their hearts during their lives -- then they die.
I have seen another misfortune on the earth: It is an error a ruler makes. Fools are placed in many positions of authority, while wealthy men sit in lowly positions. I have seen slaves on horseback and princes walking on foot like slaves.
Plans of men » Devices, evil » General references to
Those who devise sinful plans are as good as dead, those who dream about doing evil as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.
He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.
But they just keep saying, 'We do not care what you say! We will do whatever we want to do! We will continue to behave wickedly and stubbornly!'"
Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!
he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.
Do not those who devise evil go astray? But those who plan good exhibit faithful covenant love.
The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips brings about evil.
A deceiver's methods are evil; he dreams up evil plans to ruin the poor with lies, even when the needy are in the right.
The Lord said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city.
Plotting » General references to
Those who devise sinful plans are as good as dead, those who dream about doing evil as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.
He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.
If the king is so inclined, let an edict be issued to destroy them. I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to be conveyed to the king's treasuries for the officials who carry out this business."
he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.
A deceiver's methods are evil; he dreams up evil plans to ruin the poor with lies, even when the needy are in the right.
Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.
The wicked » Devices of » General references to
Those who devise sinful plans are as good as dead, those who dream about doing evil as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.
He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.
But they just keep saying, 'We do not care what you say! We will do whatever we want to do! We will continue to behave wickedly and stubbornly!'"
Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!
he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.
Do not those who devise evil go astray? But those who plan good exhibit faithful covenant love.
The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips brings about evil.
A deceiver's methods are evil; he dreams up evil plans to ruin the poor with lies, even when the needy are in the right.
The Lord said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city.