Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

Bible References

Devise not evil

Proverbs 6:14

Who perversely in his heart plots trouble and evil continually;
Who spreads discord and strife.
Proverbs 16:29

A violent and exceedingly covetous man entices his neighbor [to sin],
And leads him in a way that is not good.
Psalm 35:20

For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful words [half-truths and lies] against those who are quiet in the land.
Psalm 55:20

He [my companion] has put out his hands against those who were at peace with him;
He has broken his covenant [of friendship and loyalty].
Psalm 59:3

Look! They lie in wait for my life;
Fierce and powerful men [are uniting together to] launch an attack against me,
Not for my wrongdoing nor for any sin of mine, O Lord.
Jeremiah 18:18
Then [my enemies] said, “Come and let us work out schemes against Jeremiah. Surely the law is not going to be lost to the priest [as Jeremiah predicts], nor the counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us strike him with our tongue [by making charges against him before the king], and let us ignore anything he says.”
Micah 2:1
Woe (judgment is coming) to those who devise wickedness
And plot evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they practice evil
Because it is in the power of their hands.