Psalm 62:4

They only plan to thrust him down from his high position. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah

Psalm 28:3

Do not drag me off with the wicked, with the workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors while evil is in their hearts.

Psalm 55:21

His speech was smooth as butter, yet war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

Psalm 2:1-3

Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

Psalm 5:9

For there is no truth in their mouth; their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.

Psalm 51:6

Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

Psalm 52:3

You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah

Psalm 119:163

I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your law.

Proverbs 6:17

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

Proverbs 13:5

The righteous hates falsehood, but the wicked brings shame and disgrace.

Hosea 7:3

By their evil they make the king glad, and the princes by their treachery.

Matthew 2:3-4

When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.

Matthew 22:15

Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words.

Matthew 22:23

The same day Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question,

Matthew 22:34-35

But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.

Matthew 26:3-4

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

Matthew 27:1

When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.

Luke 11:39

And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

Luke 20:20

So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

John 8:44

You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

John 11:47-50

So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the Council and said, "What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.

Acts 4:16-17

saying, "What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

Acts 4:25-28

who through the mouth of our father David, your servant, said by the Holy Spirit, "'Why did the Gentiles rage, and the peoples plot in vain?

Romans 1:32

Though they know God's decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.

Romans 7:22

For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being,

Revelation 22:15

Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

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Bible References

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Psalm 2:1
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Matthew 2:3
When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
Matthew 22:15
Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words.
Matthew 26:3
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
Matthew 27:1
When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
John 11:47
So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the Council and said, "What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.
Acts 4:16
saying, "What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

Delight

Psalm 52:3
You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah
Psalm 119:163
I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your law.
Proverbs 6:17
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 13:5
The righteous hates falsehood, but the wicked brings shame and disgrace.
Hosea 7:3
By their evil they make the king glad, and the princes by their treachery.
John 8:44
You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Romans 1:32
Though they know God's decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
Revelation 22:15
Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

Bless

Psalm 28:3
Do not drag me off with the wicked, with the workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors while evil is in their hearts.
Psalm 55:21
His speech was smooth as butter, yet war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
Luke 20:20
So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

Inwardly

Psalm 5:9
For there is no truth in their mouth; their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.
Psalm 51:6
Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
Luke 11:39
And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
Romans 7:22
For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being,

General references

Acts 24:9
The Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that all these things were so.

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