Proverbs 24:2

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for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 10:7 : 7 His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.
  • Ps 28:3 : 3 Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!
  • Ps 7:14 : 14 See the one who is pregnant with wickedness, who conceives destructive plans, and gives birth to harmful lies–
  • Job 15:35 : 35 They conceive trouble and bring forth evil; their belly prepares deception.”
  • 1 Sam 23:9 : 9 When David realized that Saul was planning to harm him, he told Abiathar the priest,“Bring the ephod!”
  • Isa 59:4 : 4 No one is concerned about justice; no one sets forth his case truthfully. They depend on false words and tell lies; they conceive of oppression and give birth to sin.
  • Matt 26:3-4 : 3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas. 4 They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
  • Acts 13:10 : 10 and said,“You who are full of all deceit and all wrongdoing, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness– will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?
  • Luke 23:20-21 : 20 Pilate addressed them once again because he wanted to release Jesus. 21 But they kept on shouting,“Crucify, crucify him!”
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 They are experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men announce what they wish and then they plan it out.
  • Esth 3:6-7 : 6 But the thought of striking out against Mordecai alone was repugnant to him, for he had been informed of the identity of Mordecai’s people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews(that is, the people of Mordecai) who were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus. 7 In the first month(that is, the month of Nisan), in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus’ reign, pur(that is, the lot) was cast before Haman in order to determine a day and a month. It turned out to be the twelfth month(that is, the month of Adar).
  • Ps 36:4 : 4 He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.
  • Ps 64:4-6 : 4 in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation. 5 They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast,“Who will see them?” 6 They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man’s inner thoughts cannot be discovered.
  • Ps 140:2 : 2 who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.
  • Prov 6:14 : 14 he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.
  • Prov 24:8 : 8 The one who plans to do evil will be called a scheming person.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 140:2-3
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    2who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.

    3Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips.(Selah)

  • Prov 6:14
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    14he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.

  • Prov 12:20
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    20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.

  • Prov 24:8
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    8The one who plans to do evil will be called a scheming person.

  • Prov 6:18
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    18a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift to run to evil,

  • Rom 3:13-16
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    13“Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips.”

    14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

    15“Their feet are swift to shed blood,

    16ruin and misery are in their paths,

  • Job 15:35
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    35They conceive trouble and bring forth evil; their belly prepares deception.”

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

  • Prov 24:1
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    1Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them;

  • Prov 16:30
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    30The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips has accomplished evil.

  • Isa 59:7
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    7They are eager to do evil, quick to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful; they crush and destroy.

  • Prov 1:16
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    16for they are eager to inflict harm, and they hasten to shed blood.

  • Ps 12:2
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    2People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

  • Ps 21:11
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    11Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

  • Ps 35:20
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    20For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who live peacefully in the land.

  • Ps 64:5-6
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    5They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast,“Who will see them?”

    6They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man’s inner thoughts cannot be discovered.

  • Prov 26:23-24
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    23Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.

    24The one who hates others disguises it with his lips, but he stores up deceit within him.

  • Jer 9:8
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    8Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.

  • Prov 4:16
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    16For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.

  • Ps 5:9
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    9For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.

  • Ps 36:3-4
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    3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

    4He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.

  • Mic 2:1
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    1Land Robbers Will Lose Their Land Beware wicked schemers, those who devise calamity as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.

  • Ps 52:2
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    2Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

  • Ps 140:9
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    9As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

  • Prov 2:14
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    14who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;

  • Ps 59:12
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    12They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

  • Mic 7:3
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    3They are experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men announce what they wish and then they plan it out.

  • Prov 16:27
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    27A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

  • Ps 50:19
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    19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

  • Ps 73:8-9
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    8They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.

    9They speak as if they rule in heaven, and lay claim to the earth.

  • Prov 15:28
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    28The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

  • Ps 62:4
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    4They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses.(Selah)

  • Ps 55:10
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    10Day and night they walk around on its walls, while wickedness and destruction are within it.

  • Prov 1:18
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    18but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives!

  • Ps 28:3
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    3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

  • Mic 6:12
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    12The city’s wealthy people readily resort to violence; her inhabitants tell lies, their tongues speak deceptive words.

  • Hos 7:3
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    3Political Intrigue and Conspiracy in the Palace The royal advisers delight the king with their evil schemes, the princes make him glad with their lies.

  • Jer 9:5
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    5One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.

  • Prov 24:22
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    22for suddenly their destruction will overtake them, and who knows the ruinous judgment both the LORD and the king can bring?

  • Ps 11:2
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    2For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.