Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

And his heart

Bible References

The vile

Matthew 12:34
You brood of vipers! how can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornications, theft, false witness, slander.
James 3:5
So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!

And his heart

Acts 5:3
But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land?
Acts 8:21
You have no part or share in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.
James 1:14
But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own desire.

Empty

James 1:27
Religion that is pure and undefiled in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.