Proverbs 24:2

American Standard Version (1901)

For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 10:7 : 7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
  • Ps 28:3 : 3 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.
  • Ps 7:14 : 14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
  • Job 15:35 : 35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, And their heart prepareth deceit.
  • 1 Sam 23:9 : 9 And David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
  • Isa 59:4 : 4 None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
  • Matt 26:3-4 : 3 Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the elders of the people, unto the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas; 4 and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.
  • Acts 13:10 : 10 and said, O full of all guile and all villany, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
  • Luke 23:20-21 : 20 And Pilate spake unto them again, desiring to release Jesus; 21 but they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify him.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge [is ready] for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.
  • Esth 3:6-7 : 6 But he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai. 7 In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, [to] the twelfth [month], which is the month Adar.
  • Ps 36:4 : 4 He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.
  • Ps 64:4-6 : 4 That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. 5 They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them? 6 They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, [say they], a diligent search: And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep.
  • Ps 140:2 : 2 Who devise mischiefs in their heart; Continually do they gather themselves together for war.
  • Prov 6:14 : 14 In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.
  • Prov 24:8 : 8 He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 140:2-3
    2 verses
    79%

    2Who devise mischiefs in their heart; Continually do they gather themselves together for war.

    3They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders' poison is under their lips. {{Selah

  • Prov 6:14
    78%

    14In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.

  • Prov 12:20
    77%

    20Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

  • Prov 24:8
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    8He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.

  • Prov 6:18
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    18A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,

  • Rom 3:13-16
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    76%

    13Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit: The poison of asps is under their lips:

    14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

    15Their feet are swift to shed blood;

    16Destruction and misery are in their ways;

  • Job 15:35
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    35They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, And their heart prepareth deceit.

  • Ps 10:7
    76%

    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

  • Prov 24:1
    76%

    1Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:

  • Prov 16:30
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    30He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

  • Isa 59:7
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    7Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths.

  • Prov 1:16
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    16For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.

  • Ps 12:2
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    2They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.

  • Ps 21:11
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    11For they intended evil against thee; They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.

  • Ps 35:20
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    20For they speak not peace; But they devise deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.

  • Ps 64:5-6
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    5They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them?

    6They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, [say they], a diligent search: And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep.

  • Prov 26:23-24
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    23Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are [like] an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.

    24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:

  • Jer 9:8
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    8Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth wait for him.

  • Prov 4:16
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    16For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

  • Ps 5:9
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    9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very wickedness; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.

  • Ps 36:3-4
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    75%

    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.

    4He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.

  • Mic 2:1
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    1Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

  • Ps 52:2
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    2Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

  • Prov 17:4
    74%

    4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Ps 140:9
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    9As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

  • Prov 2:14
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    14Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;

  • Ps 59:12
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    12[ For] the sin of their mouth, [and] the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak.

  • Mic 7:3
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    3Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge [is ready] for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.

  • Prov 16:27
    74%

    27A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

  • Prov 17:20
    74%

    20He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  • Ps 50:19
    74%

    19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.

  • Ps 73:8-9
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    74%

    8They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.

    9They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth.

  • Prov 15:28
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    28The heart of the righteous studieth to answer; But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

  • Ps 62:4
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    4They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. {{Selah

  • Ps 55:10
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    10Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: Iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.

  • Prov 1:18
    73%

    18And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.

  • Ps 28:3
    73%

    3Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.

  • Mic 6:12
    73%

    12For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

  • Hos 7:3
    73%

    3They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

  • Jer 9:5
    73%

    5And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.

  • Prov 24:22
    73%

    22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?

  • Ps 11:2
    72%

    2For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart;