32 Bible Verses about Evil Plans
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For they intended evil against thee; They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.
Who devise mischiefs in their heart; Continually do they gather themselves together for war.
Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.
He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.
How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay him , all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing?
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me ; And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all the day long.
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: It shall come to pass in that day, that things shall come into thy mind, and thou shalt devise an evil device:
There is one gone forth out of thee, that deviseth evil against Jehovah, that counselleth wickedness.
And the instruments of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day.
Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their devices against me.
Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.
Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth'shall be to them that devise good.
For they have made ready their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet do they devise mischief against me.
and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.
and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith Jehovah.
Woe to the rebellious children, saith Jehovah, that take counsel, but not of me; and that make a league, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin,
And he said unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and that give wicked counsel in this city;
In time of security shall he come even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers fathers; he shall scatter among them prey, and spoil, and substance: yea, he shall devise his devices against the strongholds, even for a time.
And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall war in battle with an exceeding great and mighty army; but he shall not stand; for they shall devise devices against him.
Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have purposed evil against thee, saying,
