15 Bible Verses about Imagination, Evil Scheming

inasmuch as when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful: but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations. And their foolish hearts were blinded.

While the ungodly hath the overhand, the poor must suffer persecution; let them be taken in the crafty wiliness that they have imagined! For the ungodly hath made boast of his own heart's desire, and speaketh good of the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth. The ungodly is so proud and full of indignation, that he careth not for God: neither is God in all his thoughts.

But their minds were blinded. For until this day remaineth the same covering, untaken away, in the old testament when they read it - which in Christ is put away:

This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other gentiles walk; in vanity of their mind, blinded in their understanding, being strangers from the life which is in God, through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their hearts.

Unto the pure, are all things pure: but unto them that are defiled, and unbelieving, is nothing pure: but even the very minds and consciences of them are defiled.

So shall thine eyes look unto strange women, and thine heart shall muse upon froward things.

in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest should shine unto them the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, which is the image of God.

And you hath he quickened also, that were dead in trespass and sin: in the which, in time past, ye walked, according to the course of this world, and after the governor that ruleth in the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of unbelief, among which we also had our conversation in time past, in the lusts of our flesh, and fulfilled the will of the flesh, and of the mind: and were naturally the children of wrath, even as well as others.

These six things doth the LORD hate, and the seventh he utterly abhorreth: A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that goeth about with wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to do mischief,

And the LORD said, "See, the people is one and have one tongue among them all: And this have they begun to do, and will not leave off from all that they have purposed to do.

He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way; neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil.

They have devised mischief, and communed among themselves how they may lay snares. "Tush," say they, "Who shall see them?" They imagine wickedness, and keep it secret among themselves; every man in the deep of his heart.

he is ever imagining mischief and frowardness in his heart, and causeth discord.

They that imagine evil in their mind, will deceive; but the counselors of peace shall have joy following them.

They that imagine wickedness, shall be disappointed; but they that muse upon good things, unto such shall happen mercy and faithfulness.