Psa 35:20, 55:20, 59:3, Pro 6:14, 18, 16:29-30, Jer 18:18-20, Mic 2:1-2 | ESV | STEP | For they do not speak peace , but against those who are quiet in the land they devise words of deceit .

Psalms 35:20

20 For they do not speak peace,
but against those who are quiet in the land
they devise words of deceit.

Psalms 55:20

20 My companion ^{▼▼Hebrew He} ^bstretched out his hand against his friends;
he violated his covenant.

Psalms 59:3

3 For behold, they ^clie in wait for my life;
fierce men ^dstir up strife against me.
^eFor no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,

Proverbs 6:14

14 with ^fperverted heart ^gdevises evil,
continually ^hsowing discord;

Proverbs 6:18

18 ⁱa heart that devises wicked plans,
^jfeet that make haste to run to evil,

Proverbs 16:29-30

29 A man of violence ^kentices his neighbor
and leads him in a way that is not good.
30 Whoever winks his eyes plans ^{▼▼Hebrew to plan} ^mdishonest things;
he who ⁿpurses his lips brings evil to pass.

Jeremiah 18:18-20

18 Then they said, ^o“Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, ^pfor the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. ^qCome, let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words.”

19 Hear me, O Lord,
and ^rlisten to the voice of my adversaries.
20 ^sShould good be repaid with evil?
Yet ^tthey have dug a pit for my life.
^uRemember how I stood before you
to speak good for them,
to turn away your wrath from them.

Micah 2:1-2

Woe to the Oppressors

1 ^vWoe to those who devise wickedness
and work evil ^won their beds!
When the morning dawns, they perform it,
because it is in the power of their hand.
2 They covet fields and ^xseize them,
and houses, and take them away;
they oppress a man and his house,
a man and his inheritance.