28 occurrences

'Mischief' in the Bible

And Samson said unto them, This time shall I be blameless in regard of the Philistines, when I do them a mischief.

And David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

Jehovah hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and Jehovah hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art taken in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of blood.

And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, besides the mischief that Hadad did : and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.

that Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.

And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, And their heart prepareth deceit.

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

Thou hast seen it ; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: The helpless committeth himself unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

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.

Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endureth continually.

Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: Iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.

Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?

As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know the dawning thereof: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it away: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou knowest not.

None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumor shall be upon rumor; and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.

And as for both these kings, their hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table: but it shall not prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.

Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet do they devise mischief against me.

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