¹ Do not be envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
²
For their minds plot violence,
And their lips talk of trouble [for the innocent]. ³
Through [skillful and godly] wisdom a house [a life, a home, a family] is built,
And by understanding it is established [on a sound and good foundation],

Cross References

Psalm 10:7

His mouth is full of curses and deceit (fraud) and oppression;
Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness [injustice and sin].

Job 15:35

“They conceive mischief and bring forth wickedness,
And their inmost soul prepares deceit and fraud.”

1 Samuel 23:9

But David knew that Saul was plotting evil against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”

Esther 3:6-7

But he disdained laying hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were (his nationality); so Haman determined to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who lived throughout the kingdom of Ahasuerus.

Psalm 7:14

Behold, the [wicked and irreverent] man is pregnant with sin,
And he conceives mischief and gives birth to lies.

Psalm 28:3

Do not drag me away with the wicked
And with those who do evil,
Who speak peace with their neighbors,
While malice and mischief are in their hearts.

Psalm 36:4

He plans wrongdoing on his bed;
He sets himself on a path that is not good;
He does not reject or despise evil.

Psalm 64:4-6

To shoot from ambush at the blameless [one];
Suddenly they shoot at him, without fear.

Psalm 140:2

They devise evil things in their hearts;
They continually [gather together and] stir up wars.

Proverbs 6:14

Who perversely in his heart plots trouble and evil continually;
Who spreads discord and strife.

Proverbs 24:8

He who plans to do evil
Will be called a schemer or deviser of evil.

Isaiah 59:4

No one sues righteously [but for the sake of doing injury to others—to take some undue advantage], and no one pleads [his case] in truth; [but rather]
They trust in empty arguments and speak lies;
They conceive trouble and bring forth injustice.

Micah 7:3

Concerning evil, both of their hands pursue it and do it diligently and thoroughly;
The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe,
And a great man speaks the [evil] desire of his soul.
So they twist the course of justice between them.

Matthew 26:3-4

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the [elegant home of the Jewish] high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

Luke 23:20-21

Pilate addressed them again, wanting to release Jesus,

Acts 13:10

and said, “You [Elymas] who are full of every [kind of] deceit, and every [kind of] fraud, you son of the devil, enemy of everything that is right and good, will you never stop perverting the straight paths of the Lord?

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