'Treacherous' in the Bible
My brothers are as treacherous as a wadi,as seasonal streams that overflow
but the wicked will be cut off from the land,and the treacherous uprooted from it.
The integrity of the upright guides them,but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.
The righteousness of the upright rescues them,but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.
From the words of his mouth,a man will enjoy good things,but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
Good sense wins favor,but the way of the treacherous never changes.
The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,and the treacherous, for the upright.
The Lord’s eyes keep watch over knowledge,but He overthrows the words of the treacherous.
A troubling vision is declared to me:“The treacherous one acts treacherously,and the destroyer destroys.Advance, Elam! Lay siege, you Medes!I will put an end to all her groaning.”
From the ends of the earth we hear songs:The Splendor of the Righteous One.But I said, “I waste away! I waste away!Woe is me.”The treacherous act treacherously;the treacherous deal very treacherously.
You have never heard; you have never known;For a long time your ears have not been open.For I knew that you were very treacherous,and were known as a rebel from birth.
I thought: After she has done all these things, she will return to Me. But she didn’t return, and her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
I observed that it was because unfaithful Israel had committed adultery that I had sent her away and had given her a certificate of divorce. Nevertheless, her treacherous sister Judah was not afraid but also went and prostituted herself.
The Lord announced to me, “Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
If only I had a traveler’s lodging placein the wilderness,I would abandon my peopleand depart from them,for they are all adulterers,a solemn assembly of treacherous people.
You will be righteous, Lord,even if I bring a case against You.Yet, I wish to contend with You:Why does the way of the wicked prosper?Why do all the treacherous live at ease?
Even your brothers—your own father’s household—even they were treacherous to you;even they have cried out loudly after you.Do not have confidence in them,though they speak well of you.
Your eyes are too pure to look on evil,and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing.So why do You tolerate those who are treacherous?Why are You silentwhile one who is wicked swallows upone who is more righteous than himself?
Her prophets are reckless—treacherous men.Her priests profane the sanctuary;they do violence to instruction.