Jeremiah 18:18

18Then they said, aCome, let us make plots against Jeremiah, bfor the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. cCome, let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words.”

Jeremiah 20:10

10 dFor I hear many whispering.
eTerror is on every side!
Denounce him! fLet us denounce him!”
say all my gclose friends,
hwatching for imy fall.
Perhaps he will be deceived;
then jwe can overcome him
and take our revenge on him.”

Daniel 6:4-5

4Then kthe high officials and lthe satraps msought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom, nbut they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, oand no error or fault was found in him. 5Then these men said, “We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”

Matthew 22:15

Paying Taxes to Caesar

15 pThen the Pharisees went and plotted how qto entangle him in his words.

Matthew 26:59

59Now the chief priests and the whole council
Greek Sanhedrin
swere seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,

Acts 6:13

13and they tset up false uwitnesses who said, “This man never ceases to speak words against vthis holy place and the law,

2 Corinthians 11:12

12And what I am doing I will continue to do, win order to undermine the claim of those who would like to claim that in their boasted mission they work on the same terms as we do.
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