What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?

Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.

For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.

Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.

Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.

And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name;

Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.

But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;

I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.

In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.

Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

And both these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.

Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.

{To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.} Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.

Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.

And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.

As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.

But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.

He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.

And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.

Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.

None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:

And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.

Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.