Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
Do evil
Bible References
Speak
1 Corinthians 12:2
Ye know that ye were gentiles, carried away to the dumb idols, as ye were led.
Revelation 13:14
And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by reason of the signs which it was given him to do in the sight of the beast; saying to those dwelling on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, who has the stroke of the sword, and lived.
Do evil
1 Corinthians 8:4
concerning, therefore, the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but One.