14 Bible Verses about Imagination, Evil Scheming

Because, although knowing God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful, but became vain in their reasonings and their heart was darkened without understanding.

In the pride of the wicked man the poor man is hotly pursued. Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived. For the wicked man boasts of his heart's desire. And the greedy man renounces, [yea], despises LORD. The wicked man, in the pride of his countenance, [says], He will not require [it]. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

But their minds were hardened, for to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old testament, not being uncovered, which thing is abolished in Christ.

This I say therefore, and solemnly declare in Lord, for you to walk no longer as also the other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the callousness of their heart.

Truly to the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

in whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, in order for the light of the good-news of the glory of the Christ (who is a likeness of God) not to shine forth to them.

Even you, who were dead in trespasses and sins in which ye once walked according to the era of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience. Among whom we also all once behaved in the lusts of our flesh, doing the intentions of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath as also the others.

There are six things which LORD hates, yea, seven which are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked purposes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

And LORD said, Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is what they begin to do. And now nothing will be withheld from them, which they propose to do.

He devises iniquity upon his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He does not abhor evil.

They encourage themselves in an evil purpose. They converse of laying snares secretly. They say, Who will see them? They search out iniquities, [saying,] We have accomplished a diligent search. And the inward part of man and the heart [are] deep.

in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who sows discord.

Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but joy is to the counselors of peace.

Do they not err who devise evil? But mercy and truth [are to] those who devise good.