Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
Devise not evil
Bible References
Devise not evil
Proverbs 6:14
Who perversely in his heart plots trouble and evil continually;
Who spreads discord and strife.
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.
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.
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 hasbroken his covenant [of friendship and loyalty].
He [my companion] has put out his hands against those who were at peace with him;
He has
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.
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.
And plot evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they practice evil
Because it is in the power of their hands.