Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
And speak
They conceive
General references
Bible References
Calleth
Isaiah 59:16 He saw that there was no man—
He was amazed that there was no one interceding;
so His own arm brought salvation,
and His own righteousness supported Him.
He was amazed that there was no one interceding;
so His own arm brought salvation,
and His own righteousness supported Him.
Jeremiah 5:1 Roam through the streets of Jerusalem.
Look and take note;
search in her squares.
If you find one person,
any who acts justly,
who seeks to be faithful,
then I will forgive her.
Look and take note;
search in her squares.
If you find one person,
any who acts justly,
who seeks to be faithful,
then I will forgive her.
Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and unlawfully exploited the foreign resident.
Micah 7:2 Godly people have vanished from the land;
there is no one upright among the people.
All of them wait in ambush to shed blood;
they hunt each other with a net.
there is no one upright among the people.
All of them wait in ambush to shed blood;
they hunt each other with a net.
Trust
Isaiah 30:12 Therefore the Holy One of Israel says:
“Because you have rejected this message
and have trusted in oppression and deceit,
and have depended on them,
“Because you have rejected this message
and have trusted in oppression and deceit,
and have depended on them,
Job 15:31 Let him not put trust in worthless things, being led astray,
for what he gets in exchange will prove worthless.
for what he gets in exchange will prove worthless.
Psalm 62:10 Place no trust in oppression,
or false hope in robbery.
If wealth increases,
pay no attention to it.
or false hope in robbery.
If wealth increases,
pay no attention to it.
Jeremiah 7:4
Do not trust deceitful words, chanting: This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.
And speak
Isaiah 59:3 For your hands are defiled with blood
and your fingers, with iniquity;
your lips have spoken lies,
and your tongues mutter injustice.
and your fingers, with iniquity;
your lips have spoken lies,
and your tongues mutter injustice.
Psalm 62:4 They only plan to bring him down
from his high position.
They take pleasure in lying;
they bless with their mouths,
but they curse inwardly.Selah
from his high position.
They take pleasure in lying;
they bless with their mouths,
but they curse inwardly.
They conceive
Isaiah 59:13 transgression and deception against the Lord,
turning away from following our God,
speaking oppression and revolt,
conceiving and uttering lying words from the heart.
turning away from following our God,
speaking oppression and revolt,
conceiving and uttering lying words from the heart.
Job 15:35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil;
their womb prepares deception.
their womb
Psalm 7:13 He has prepared His deadly weapons;
He tips His arrows with fire.
He tips His arrows with fire.
Proverbs 4:16 For they can’t sleep
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.
Micah 2:1 Woe to those who dream up wickedness
and prepare evil plans on their beds!
At morning light they accomplish it
because the power is in their hands.
and prepare evil plans
At morning light
because the power is in their hands.
James 1:15
Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.
General references
Psalm 7:14 See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,
conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.
conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.
Proverbs 24:2 for their hearts plan violence,
and their words stir up trouble.
and their words stir up trouble.
Isaiah 59:14 Justice is turned back,
and righteousness stands far off.
For truth has stumbled in the public square,
and honesty cannot enter.
and righteousness stands far off.
For truth has stumbled in the public square,
and honesty cannot enter.
Ezekiel 11:2
The Lord said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plan evil and give wicked advice in this city.
Acts 24:9
The Jews also joined in the attack, alleging that these things were so.