Psalms 12:2-3

2Everyone autters lies to his neighbor;
with bflattering lips and ca double heart they speak.
3 May the Lord cut off all dflattering lips,
the tongue that makes egreat boasts,

Psalms 36:2-4

2 fFor he flatters himself in his own eyes
that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.
3The words of his mouth are gtrouble and deceit;
hhe has ceased to act wisely and do good.
4He iplots jtrouble while on his bed;
he sets himself in ka way that is not good;
lhe does not reject evil.

Psalms 41:6-7

6And when one comes to see me, mhe utters empty words,
while his heart gathers iniquity;
when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
7All who hate me whisper together about me;
they imagine the worst for me.
Or  they devise evil against me

Psalms 140:1-3

Deliver Me, O Lord, from Evil Men

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 oDeliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
preserve me from pviolent men,
2who plan evil things in their heart
and qstir up wars continually.
3They make rtheir tongue sharp as sa serpent’s,
and tunder their lips is the uvenom of asps.  Selah

Matthew 2:3-8

3When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; 4and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where vthe Christ was to be born. 5They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:

6 w“‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who will xshepherd my people Israel.’”
7Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. 8And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.”

Matthew 2:16

Herod Kills the Children

16Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.

Matthew 26:4

4 yand plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

1 Corinthians 4:5

5Therefore zdo not pronounce judgment before the time, aabefore the Lord comes, abwho will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. acThen each one will receive his commendation from God.

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