Psalms 31:13
13For I ahear the whispering of many—terror on every side!—
bas they scheme together against me,
as they plot to take my life.
Psalms 36:3-4
3The words of his mouth are ctrouble and deceit;dhe has ceased to act wisely and do good.
4He eplots ftrouble while on his bed;
he sets himself in ga way that is not good;
hhe does not reject evil.
Psalms 38:12
12 Those who seek my life ilay their snares;those who seek my hurt jspeak of ruin
and meditate ktreachery all day long.
Psalms 52:2
2Your ltongue plots destruction,like ma sharp razor, you nworker of deceit.
Psalms 64:4-6
4shooting from oambush at the blameless,shooting at him suddenly and pwithout fear.
5They qhold fast to their evil purpose;
they talk of rlaying snares secretly,
thinking, s“Who can see them?”
6They search out injustice,
saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.”
For tthe inward mind and heart of a man are deep.
Psalms 140:2-5
2who plan evil things in their heartand ustir up wars continually.
3They make vtheir tongue sharp as wa serpent’s,
and xunder their lips is the yvenom of asps. Selah
4 Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
preserve me from zviolent men,
who have planned to trip up my feet.
5The arrogant have aahidden a trap for me,
and with cords they have spread aba net; ▼
▼Or they have spread cords as a net
beside the way they have set adsnares for me. Selah
Jeremiah 11:19
19But I was aelike a gentle lambled to the slaughter.
I did not know afit was against me
they devised schemes, saying,
“Let us destroy the tree with its fruit,
aglet us cut him off from ahthe land of the living,
that his name be remembered no more.”
Daniel 6:5
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.”
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