17 Bible Verses about Mischief
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His trouble comes back on his own head,
and his violence falls on the top of his head.
For they can’t sleep
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.
Though a righteous man falls seven times,
he will get up,
but the wicked will stumble into ruin.
Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with the evildoers,
who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors
while malice is in their hearts.
They conceive trouble and give birth to evil;
their womb prepares deception.
Even on his bed he makes malicious plans.
He sets himself on a path that is not good
and does not reject evil.
For a fool speaks foolishness
and his mind plots iniquity.
He lives in a godless way
and speaks falsely about the Lord.
He leaves the hungry empty
and deprives the thirsty of drink.
When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
Sanballat and Geshem sent me a message: “Come, let’s meet together in the villages of the Ono Valley.” But they were planning to harm me.
and said, “You son of the Devil, full of all deceit and all fraud, enemy of all righteousness! Won’t you ever stop perverting the straight paths of the Lord?
From Thematic Bible
Mischief » Who falls into mischief
but a trustworthy courier brings healing.
but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
he will get up,
but the wicked will stumble into ruin.
You were secure in your wickedness; you said: No one sees me. Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray. You said to yourself: I, and no one else. But disaster will happen to you; you will not know how to avert it. And it will fall on you, but you will be unable to ward it off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.
but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.
Mischief » Who is mischievous
with the evildoers,
who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors
while malice is in their hearts.
Indeed, the Lord's hand is not too short to save, and His ear is not too deaf to hear. But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have made Him hide [His] face from you so that He does not listen. For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and you mutter injustice. read more.
No one makes claims justly; no one pleads honestly. They trust in empty and worthless words; they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.
Mischief » Who speaks of mischief
Don't envy evil men or desire to be with them, for their hearts plan violence, and their words stir up trouble.
Why brag about evil, you hero! God's faithful love is constant. Like a sharpened razor, your tongue devises destruction, working treachery. You love evil instead of good, lying instead of speaking truthfully. Selah read more.
You love any words that destroy, you treacherous tongue! This is why God will bring you down forever. He will take you, ripping you out of your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah The righteous will look on with awe and will ridicule him: "Here is the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, taking refuge in his destructive behavior."
Mischief » Feet that run to mischief
Six things the Lord hates; in fact, seven are detestable to Him: arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that plots wicked schemes, feet eager to run to evil,
Mischief » Who shall be filled with mischief
Mischief » Who thinks mischief is fun
Mischief » Those that seek mischief
but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.
