Verse 8
He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.
Referenced Verses
- Rom 1:30 : 30 Hated by God, full of pride, without respect, full of loud talk, given to evil inventions, not honouring father or mother,
- Ps 21:11 : 11 For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.
- Prov 6:14 : 14 His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.
- Prov 14:22 : 22 Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good.
- Prov 24:2 : 2 For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.
- Prov 24:9 : 9 The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others.
- Isa 10:7-9 : 7 But this is not what is in his mind, and this is not his design; but his purpose is destruction, and the cutting off of more and more nations. 8 For he says, Are not all my captains kings? 9 Will not the fate of Calno be like that of Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus? 10 As my hand has come on the kingdoms of the images, whose pictured images were more in number than those of Jerusalem and Samaria; 11 So, as I have done to Samaria and her images, I will do to Jerusalem and her images. 12 For this cause it will be that, when the purpose of the Lord against Mount Zion and Jerusalem is complete, I will send punishment on the pride of the heart of the king of Assyria, and on the glory of his uplifted eyes. 13 For he has said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my knowledge, for I am wise: and I have taken away the limits of the peoples' lands, and the stores of their wealth have become mine; and I have made towns low in the dust, sending destruction on those living in them;
- Isa 32:7 : 7 The designs of the false are evil, purposing the destruction of the poor man by false words, even when he is in the right.
- Ezek 38:10-11 : 10 This is what the Lord has said: In that day it will come about that things will come into your mind, and you will have thoughts of an evil design: 11 And you will say, I will go up to the land of small unwalled towns; I will go to those who are quiet, living, all of them, without fear of danger, without walls or locks or doors:
- Nah 1:11 : 11 One has gone out from you who is designing evil against the Lord, whose purposes are of no value.
- Prov 6:18 : 18 A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;
- 1 Kgs 2:44 : 44 And the king said to Shimei, You have knowledge of all the evil which you did to David my father; and now the Lord has sent back your evil on yourself.