1Sa 24:13, Psa 10:6-7, 52:2-5, 53:1, 64:3, 5, 120:2-4, 140:2-3 | ESV | STEP | As the proverb of the ancients says , Out of the wicked comes wickedness . But my hand shall not be against you.

1 Samuel 24:13

13 As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness.’ But my hand shall not be against you.

Psalms 10:6-7

6 He ^asays in his heart, “I shall not be moved;
throughout all generations I ^bshall not meet adversity.”
7 ^cHis mouth is filled with cursing and ^ddeceit and ^eoppression;
^funder his tongue are ^gmischief and ^hiniquity.

Psalms 52:2-5

2 Your ⁱtongue plots destruction,
like ^ja sharp razor, you ^kworker of deceit.
3 You love evil more than good,
and ^llying more than speaking what is right. Selah
4 You love all words that devour,
O deceitful tongue.
5 But God will break you down forever;
he will snatch and ^mtear you from your tent;
he will uproot you from ⁿthe land of the living. Selah

Psalms 53:1

There Is None Who Does Good

To the choirmaster: according to ^oMahalath. A Maskil ^{▼▼Probably musical or liturgical terms} of David.

1 ^qThe fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;
there is none who does good.

Psalms 64:3

3 who ^rwhet their tongues like swords,
who ^saim bitter words like arrows,

Psalms 64:5

5 They ^thold fast to their evil purpose;
they talk of ^ulaying snares secretly,
thinking, ^v“Who can see them?”

Psalms 120:2-4

2 Deliver me, O Lord,
from lying lips,
from a deceitful tongue.
3 What shall be given to you,
^wand what more shall be done to you,
you deceitful tongue?
4 ^xA warrior’s ^ysharp arrows,
with glowing ^zcoals of the broom tree!

Psalms 140:2-3

2 who plan evil things in their heart
and ^aastir up wars continually.
3 They make ^abtheir tongue sharp as ^aca serpent’s,
and ^adunder their lips is the ^aevenom of asps. Selah