Psalms 21:11

11Though they plan evil against you,
though they adevise mischief, they will not succeed.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

From Dust to Dust

16Moreover, bI saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even cthere was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness.

Isaiah 59:4-6

4 dNo one enters suit justly;
no one goes to law honestly;
they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies,
ethey conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
5They hatch adderseggs;
they weave the spider’s web;
he who eats their eggs dies,
and from one that is crushed a viper is hatched.
6 fTheir webs will not serve as clothing;
men will not cover themselves with what they make.
Their works are works of iniquity,
and deeds of violence are in their hands.

Jeremiah 22:16-17

16 gHe judged the cause of the poor and needy;
hthen it was well.
Is not this ito know me?
declares the Lord.
17But you have eyes and heart
only for your dishonest gain,
jfor shedding innocent blood,
and for practicing oppression and violence.”

Ezekiel 22:12

12In you kthey take bribes to shed blood; lyou take interest and profit
That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor (compare Leviticus 25:36)
and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; but nme you have forgotten, declares the Lord God.

Ezekiel 22:27

27 oHer princes in her midst are like wolves ptearing the prey, qshedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.
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