Proverbs 12:5
The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
Psalm 12:2-3
People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.
Psalm 36:2-4
for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin.
Psalm 41:6-7
When someone comes to visit, he pretends to be friendly; he thinks of ways to defame me, and when he leaves he slanders me.
Psalm 119:15
I will meditate on your precepts and focus on your behavior.
Psalm 139:23
Examine me, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns!
Psalm 140:1-3
For the music director; a psalm of David. O Lord, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men,
Proverbs 11:23
What the righteous desire leads only to good, but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.
Proverbs 24:9
A foolish scheme is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.
Isaiah 55:7
The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.
Jeremiah 4:14
"Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered. How long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you?
Matthew 2:3-8
When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.
Matthew 2:16
When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.
Matthew 26:4
They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
1 Corinthians 4:5
So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
2 Corinthians 4:2
But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience before God.