They imagine wickedness, and keep it secret among themselves; every man in the deep of his heart.

Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which had the oversight of the servants of Saul, and said, "I saw the son of Jesse, when he came to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub,

and said to Saul, "Wherefore giveth thou an ear to men's words, that say, 'David seeketh thee evil?'

And Nabal answered David's servants and said, "What is David? And what is the son of Jesse? There is plenty of servants nowadays, that break away every man from his master.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouths; they dissemble in their hearts. Their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

False witnesses are risen up, and lay to my charge things that I know not.

And yet they think that their houses shall continue forever, and that their dwelling-places shall endure from one generation to another; and call the lands after their own names.

Wise counsel in the heart of man is like a water in the deep of the earth; but he that hath understanding bringeth it forth.

Woe be unto them that seek so deep, to hide their imagination before the LORD, which rehearse their counsels in the darkness, and say, "Who seeth us, or who knoweth us?"

Among all things living, man hath the most deceitful and unsearchable heart. Who shall then know it?

Wherefore the princes and lords sought to pick out in Daniel some quarrel against the kingdom: yet could they find none occasion nor fault upon him. For why? He was so faithful, that there was no blame nor dishonesty found in him.

The chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, for to put him to death,

Pilate then went out unto them and said, "What accusation bring ye against this man?"

The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and by our law he ought to die: because he made himself the son of God."

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, which will lighten things that are hid in darkness: and open the counsels of the hearts. And then shall every man have praise of God.

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They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

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False witnesses are risen up, and lay to my charge things that I know not.
Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which had the oversight of the servants of Saul, and said, "I saw the son of Jesse, when he came to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub,
and said to Saul, "Wherefore giveth thou an ear to men's words, that say, 'David seeketh thee evil?'
And Nabal answered David's servants and said, "What is David? And what is the son of Jesse? There is plenty of servants nowadays, that break away every man from his master.
Wherefore the princes and lords sought to pick out in Daniel some quarrel against the kingdom: yet could they find none occasion nor fault upon him. For why? He was so faithful, that there was no blame nor dishonesty found in him.
The chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, for to put him to death,
Pilate then went out unto them and said, "What accusation bring ye against this man?"
The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and by our law he ought to die: because he made himself the son of God."

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For there is no faithfulness in their mouths; they dissemble in their hearts. Their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
Wise counsel in the heart of man is like a water in the deep of the earth; but he that hath understanding bringeth it forth.
Woe be unto them that seek so deep, to hide their imagination before the LORD, which rehearse their counsels in the darkness, and say, "Who seeth us, or who knoweth us?"
Among all things living, man hath the most deceitful and unsearchable heart. Who shall then know it?
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, which will lighten things that are hid in darkness: and open the counsels of the hearts. And then shall every man have praise of God.

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Wise counsel in the heart of man is like a water in the deep of the earth; but he that hath understanding bringeth it forth.
For their heart imagineth to do hurt, and their lips talk of mischief.
Then Herod privily called the wise men, and diligently enquired of them the time of the star that appeared,
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