Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

General references

Bible References

Wickedness

Matthew 7:16
By their fruit you will recognize them [that is, by their contrived doctrine and self-focus]. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles?
Matthew 12:33
“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is recognized and judged by its fruit.
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts and plans, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, slanders (verbal abuse, irreverent speech, blaspheming).

General references

Psalm 7:16

His mischief will return on his own head,
And his violence will come down on the top of his head [like loose dirt].
Psalm 25:21

Let integrity and uprightness protect me,
For I wait [expectantly] for You.
Matthew 15:18
But whatever [word] comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this is what defiles and dishonors the man.