The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just. Cross References Psalm 119:95 The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies. Isaiah 5:23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice. Isaiah 11:4 but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips. Isaiah 26:10 Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD. Isaiah 29:21 those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice. Isaiah 55:7 Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. Isaiah 59:15 Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice. Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, Jeremiah 5:26 For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. Daniel 12:10 Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand. Micah 2:1 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. Micah 7:3 Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together. Treasury of Scripture The instruments also of the churl are evil: he devises wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaks right. instruments Isaiah 1:23 Isaiah 5:23 Jeremiah 5:26-28 deviseth Psalm 10:7-10 Psalm 64:4-6 Psalm 82:2-5 lying Isaiah 59:3,4 1 Kings 21:10-14 Acts 6:11-13 the needy speaketh right. |
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