17 Bible Verses about Mischief
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Their mischief returns upon their own heads. Their violence descends on their own heads.
Can wicked rulers be allied with you? They frame mischief by decree (the law).
They do not sleep unless they have done evil. Their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall.
A righteous man falls seven times and rises up again. but the wicked will fall by evil.
Do not drag me away with the wicked and with troublemakers who speak of peace with their neighbors but have evil in their hearts.
His mouth is full of curses, deception, and oppression. Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue.
He plans wickedness upon his bed. He walks on a path that is not good. He does not despise evil.
A fool speaks foolishly and thinks up evil things to do. He promotes wickedness and what he says insults Jehovah. He never feeds the hungry or gives thirsty people anything to drink.
David learned that Saul was planning to harm him. He told the priest Abiathar: Bring the ephod!
Sanballat and Geshem sent to me saying: Come; let us have a meeting in one of the little towns in the lowland of Ono. But their purpose was to do me evil.
It is like sport to a fool to do mischief. A man of understanding has wisdom.
Fraud is in his heart, he devises mischief continually; he sows discord.
And said: You child of the devil, full of all subtlety and mischief, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of Jehovah?
From Thematic Bible
Mischief » Who falls into mischief
A wicked messenger falls into adversity. A faithful ambassador brings healing.
Blessed is the man reverencing God. He who hardens his heart will fall into trouble.
A righteous man falls seven times and rises up again. but the wicked will fall by evil.
You felt sure of yourself in your evil. You thought that no one could see you. Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray. Then you said to yourself: 'I am God! There is no one else like me.' Disaster will come upon you, and none of your magic can stop it. Ruin will come on you suddenly, ruin you never dreamed of!
He who diligently seeks good procures favor. He who seeks evil, evil will come to him.
Mischief » Who is mischievous
Do not drag me away with the wicked and with troublemakers who speak of peace with their neighbors but have evil in their hearts.
The hand of Jehovah is not too weak to save or his ear too deaf to hear. But your wrongs have separated you from your God. Your sins have made him hide his face so that he does not even hear you. Your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers are desecrated with sin. You speak lies, and you mutter wicked things. read more.
No one calls for justice and no one pleads his case truthfully. People trust pointless arguments and speak lies. They conceive trouble and give birth to evil.
Mischief » Who speaks of mischief
Do not be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them. Their minds meditate on evil, and their lips talk about trouble.
([Psalm of David]) Why do you brag about the evil you have done, O mighty man? The loving kindness of God endures continually! Your tongue makes up wickedness. It is like a sharp razor, you master of deceit. You prefer evil to good. You prefer lying to speaking the truth. read more.
You love words that devour, O deceitful tongue. God will destroy you forever. He will remove you from your dwelling place from out of the land of the living. The righteous also sees, and fears, and laughs at him. They say: Here is the man who did not make God his strength (refuge) (stronghold). He trusted in the abundance of his riches. He strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Mischief » Feet that run to mischief
Jehovah hates these six things: Yes, seven are an abomination to him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run quickly to badness,
Mischief » Who shall be filled with mischief
No evil will happen to the righteous. The wicked will be filled with trouble.
Mischief » Who thinks mischief is fun
It is like sport to a fool to do mischief. A man of understanding has wisdom.
Mischief » Those that seek mischief
He who diligently seeks good procures favor. He who seeks evil, evil will come to him.
