Job 24:14, Pro 4:16, Hos 7:6, Mic 2:1, Zep 3:3, Joh 18:28, Act 23:12 | ESV | STEP | The murderer rises before it is light , that he may kill the poor and needy , and in the night he is like a thief .

Job 24:14

14 The murderer rises before it is light,
that he ^amay kill the poor and needy,
and in the night he is like a thief.

Proverbs 4:16

16 For they ^bcannot sleep unless they have done wrong;
they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.

Hosea 7:6

6 For with hearts like an oven ^cthey approach their intrigue;
all night their anger smolders;
in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.

Micah 2:1

Woe to the Oppressors

1 ^dWoe to those who devise wickedness
and work evil ^eon their beds!
When the morning dawns, they perform it,
because it is in the power of their hand.

Zephaniah 3:3

3 ^fHer officials within her
are roaring lions;
her judges are ^gevening wolves
that leave nothing till the morning.

John 18:28

Jesus Before Pilate

28 ^hThen they led Jesus ⁱfrom the house of Caiaphas to ^jthe governor’s headquarters. ^{▼▼Greek the praetorium} It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, ^lso that they would not be defiled, ^mbut could eat the Passover.

Acts 23:12

A Plot to Kill Paul

12 When it was day, ⁿthe Jews made a plot and ^obound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.