18 Bible Verses about Evil Devices
Most Relevant Verses
Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for Him;
do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way,
by the man who carries out evil plans.
Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked;
do not let them achieve their goals.
Otherwise, they will become proud.Selah
But they will say, ‘It’s hopeless. We will continue to follow our plans, and each of us will continue to act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”
Even on his bed he makes malicious plans.
He sets himself on a path that is not good
and does not reject evil.
Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
But those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.
The scoundrel’s weapons are destructive;
he hatches plots to destroy the needy with lies,
even when the poor says what is right.
The Lord said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plan evil and give wicked advice in this city.
Woe to those who dream up wickedness
and prepare evil plans on their beds!
At morning light they accomplish it
because the power is in their hands.
But when the matter was brought before the king, he commanded by letter that the evil plan Haman had devised against the Jews return on his own head and that he should be hanged with his sons on the gallows.
He frustrates the schemes of the crafty
so that they achieve no success.
In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue the afflicted;
let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.
The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations;
He thwarts the plans of the peoples.
The good person obtains favor from the Lord,
but He condemns a man who schemes.
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