18 Bible Verses about Evil Devices
Most Relevant Verses
Even though they scheme and devise evil against you, they will not succeed.
Surrender to Jehovah and wait patiently for him. Do not be preoccupied with an evildoer who succeeds in his way when he carries out his schemes.
O Jehovah, do not give wicked people what they want. Do not let their evil plans succeed, or they will become arrogant.
But they will answer, It is useless! We will live the way we want to. We will go our own stubborn, evil ways.
He plans wickedness upon his bed. He walks on a path that is not good. He does not despise evil.
Fraud is in his heart, he devises mischief continually; he sows discord.
Do they not err that devise evil? Those who devise good will find loving kindness and truth.
He shuts his eyes to devise perversity. He moves his lips to bring evil.
As for a rogue, his weapons are evil. He devises wicked schemes to destroy the afflicted with slander, even though the needy one speaks what is right.
Jehovah said to me: Son of man, these are the men who plan evil and give bad advice in this city (Jerusalem).
Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning comes they do it because they are able to (it is in the power of their hands).
But when the business was put before the king, he gave orders by letters that the evil design that he had made against the Jews was to be turned against him. That he and his sons were to be put to death by hanging.
He keeps shrewd (crafty) (cunning) people from carrying out their plans so that they cannot do anything successfully.
The wicked proudly persecutes the poor people. He will be caught in the schemes that he contrived.
Jehovah nullifies the counsel of the nations. He frustrates the plans of the peoples.
A good man obtains favor from Jehovah. He will condemn a man of wicked intentions.
