Thematic Bible: Devise
Thematic Bible
Deceit » The wicked » Devise
Those who seek my life lay snares for me,
And those who seek to injure me threaten mischievous things and destruction;
They devise treachery all the day long.
The thoughts and purposes of the [consistently] righteous are just (honest, reliable),
But the counsels and schemes of the wicked are deceitful.
For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful words [half-truths and lies] against those who are quiet in the land.
Deceit » Devise
Those who seek my life lay snares for me,
And those who seek to injure me threaten mischievous things and destruction;
They devise treachery all the day long.
The thoughts and purposes of the [consistently] righteous are just (honest, reliable),
But the counsels and schemes of the wicked are deceitful.
For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful words [half-truths and lies] against those who are quiet in the land.
Murder » The wicked » Devise
And when they saw him from a distance, even before he came close to them, they plotted to kill him.
Verse Concepts
So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him; and Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are very near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
Verse Concepts
Vanity » The wicked » Devise
He plans wrongdoing on his bed;
He sets himself on a path that is not good;
He does not reject or despise evil.
Vanity » Evil people » Devise
He plans wrongdoing on his bed;
He sets himself on a path that is not good;
He does not reject or despise evil.