Psalm 140:2

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• Psalm 36:4
  He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
• Psalm 56:6
  They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
• Psalm 64:5-6
  ⁵ They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? ⁶ They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.⁵ They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say. ⁶ They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.
• Nahum 1:11
  There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the Lord, a wicked counsellor.From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.
• Proverbs 12:20
  Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.
• Psalm 120:7
  I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war.
• Micah 2:1-3
  ¹ Woe 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. ² And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. ³ Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil.¹ Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. ² They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance. ³ Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.
• Hosea 7:6
  For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.For they prepare their heart like an oven while they lie in wait; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
• 1 Samuel 26:1-25
  ¹ And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon? ² Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. ³ And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness. ⁴ David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.¹ Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?” ² So Saul, accompanied by three thousand chosen men of Israel, went down to the Wilderness of Ziph to search for David there. ³ Saul camped beside the road at the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon, but David was living in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had followed him there, ⁴ David sent out spies to verify that Saul had arrived.
• 1 Samuel 24:11-12
  ¹¹ Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it. ¹² The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.¹¹ See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. See and know that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life. ¹² May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.

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