1 Samuel 24:13
An old proverb says: 'Only evil people do evil things.' So I will not harm you.
Matthew 7:16-18
By their fruits you will know them. Do men get grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?
Matthew 7:20
Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
Matthew 12:33-34
Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt. The fruit a tree produces provides its reputation.
Matthew 15:19
Evil thoughts come from the heart! Thoughts about murder, adultery, fornication, theft, lying, and slander come from the heart!
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Summary
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
Wickedness
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Wickedness
Matthew 7:16
By their fruits you will know them. Do men get grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?
Matthew 12:33
Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt. The fruit a tree produces provides its reputation.
Matthew 15:19
Evil thoughts come from the heart! Thoughts about murder, adultery, fornication, theft, lying, and slander come from the heart!
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Psalm 7:16
Their mischief returns upon their own heads. Their violence descends on their own heads.
Psalm 25:21
Integrity and honesty will protect me because I wait for you.
Matthew 15:18
That which comes out of the mouth, comes from the heart and makes a man unclean.