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.
Delight
Bless
Inwardly
General references
Bible References
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Psalm 2:1
Why do the nations rebel
and the peoples plot in vain?
and the peoples plot in vain?
Matthew 2:3
When King Herod heard this, he was deeply disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
Matthew 22:15
Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to trap Him by what He said.
Matthew 26:3
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
Matthew 27:1
When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.
John 11:47
So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we going to do since this man does many signs?
Acts 4:16
saying, “What should we do with these men? For an obvious sign, evident to all who live in Jerusalem, has been done through them, and we cannot deny it!
Delight
Psalm 52:3 You love evil instead of good,
lying instead of speaking truthfully.Selah
lying instead of speaking truthfully.
Psalm 119:163 I hate and abhor falsehood,
but I love Your instruction.
but I love Your instruction.
Proverbs 6:17 arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 13:5 The righteous hate lying,
but the wicked act disgustingly and disgracefully.
but the wicked act disgustingly and disgracefully.
Hosea 7:3 They please the king with their evil,
the princes with their lies.
the princes with their lies.
John 8:44 You are of your father the Devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of liars.
Romans 1:32
Although they know full well God’s just sentence—that those who practice such things deserve to die—they not only do them, but even applaud others who practice them.
Revelation 22:15 Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.
Bless
Psalm 28:3 Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with the evildoers,
who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors
while malice is in their hearts.
with the evildoers,
who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors
while malice is in their hearts.
Psalm 55:21 His buttery words are smooth,
but war is in his heart.
His words are softer than oil,
but they are drawn swords.
but war is in his heart.
His words are softer than oil,
but they are drawn swords.
Luke 20:20
They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so they could catch Him in what He said, to hand Him over to the governor’s rule and authority.
Inwardly
Psalm 5:9 For there is nothing reliable in what they say;
destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.
destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.
Psalm 51:6 Surely You desire integrity in the inner self,
and You teach me wisdom deep within.
and You teach me wisdom deep within.
Luke 11:39
But the Lord said to him: “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and evil.
Romans 7:22
For in my inner self I joyfully agree with God’s law.
General references
Acts 24:9
The Jews also joined in the attack, alleging that these things were so.