Psa 12:2, 37:12, 32, Jer 41:2, Eze 33:31, Mic 7:4-5, Luk 20:19-21 | ESV | STEP | Everyone utters lies to his neighbor ; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak .

Psalms 12:2

2 Everyone ^autters lies to his neighbor;
with ^bflattering lips and ^ca double heart they speak.

Psalms 37:12

12 The wicked ^dplots against the righteous
and ^egnashes his teeth at him,

Psalms 37:32

32 The wicked ^fwatches for the righteous
and seeks to put him to death.

Jeremiah 41:2

2 ^gIshmael the son of Nethaniah and the ten men with him rose up and struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, with the sword, and killed him, ^hwhom the king of Babylon had appointed governor in the land.

Ezekiel 33:31

31 ⁱAnd they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for ^jwith lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.

Micah 7:4-5

4 The best of them is ^klike a brier,
the most upright of them a thorn hedge.
The day of ^lyour watchmen, of your punishment, has come;
^mnow their confusion is at hand.
5 ⁿPut no trust in a neighbor;
have no confidence in a friend;
guard ^othe doors of your mouth
from her who lies in your arms; ^{▼▼Hebrew bosom}

Luke 20:19-21

Paying Taxes to Caesar

19 ^qThe scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people. 20 ^rSo they ^swatched him and sent spies, who ^tpretended to be sincere, that they might ^ucatch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of ^vthe governor. 21 So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and ^wshow no partiality, ^{▼▼Greek and do not receive a face} but truly teach ^ythe way of God.