'Mischief' in the Bible
David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod here."
Yahweh has returned on you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned! Yahweh has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son! Behold, you are caught by your own mischief, because you are a man of blood!"
He was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, besides the mischief that Hadad [did]: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, "Please notice how this man seeks mischief; for he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I didn't deny him."
Esther spoke yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and begged him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. Their heart prepares deceit."
Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
Don't draw me away with the wicked, with the workers of iniquity who speak peace with their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.
Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God's loving kindness endures continually.
Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?
those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.
As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.
A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief.
Therefore evil will come on you; you won't know when it dawns: and mischief will fall on you; you will not be able to put it away: and desolation shall come on you suddenly, which you don't know.
None sues in righteousness, and none pleads in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
Mischief shall come on mischief, and rumor shall be on rumor; and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.
As for both these kings, their hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table: but it shall not prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.