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Psalms 56:6
They attack, they lurk, They watch my steps, As they have waited to take my life.
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Psalms 36:4
He plans wickedness on his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not reject evil.
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1 Samuel 24 11-1 Samuel 24 12
So, my father, look! Indeed, look at the edge of your robe in my hand! For by the fact that I cut off the edge of your robe but did not kill you, know and understand that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands, and I have not sinned against you, though you are lying in wait for my life, to take it.May the Lord judge between you and me, and may the Lord take vengeance on you for me; but my hand shall not be against you.
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Psalms 21:11
Though they intended evil against You And devised a plot, They will not succeed.
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Psalms 64:5-6
They make firm for themselves an evil purpose; They talk of setting snares secretly; They say,“ Who can see them?”They devise injustices, saying,“ We are ready with a well conceived plot”; For the inward thought and the heart of a person are deep.
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Hosea 7:6
For their hearts are like an oven As they approach their plotting; Their anger smolders all night, In the morning it burns like flaming fire.
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Psalms 38:12
Those who seek my life lay snares for me; And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction, And they plot deception all day long.
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1 Samuel 26 1-1 Samuel 26 25
Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying,“ Is David not keeping himself hidden on the hill of Hachilah, which is opposite Jeshimon?”So Saul set out and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, taking with him three thousand chosen men of Israel, to search for David in the wilderness of Ziph.And Saul camped on the hill of Hachilah, which is opposite Jeshimon, beside the road, and David was staying in the wilderness. When he saw that Saul had come after him into the wilderness,David sent out spies, and he learned that Saul was definitely coming.David then set out and came to the place where Saul had camped. And David saw the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the commander of his army; and Saul was lying in the circle of the camp, and the people were camped around him.Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, saying,“ Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” And Abishai said,“ I will go down with you.”So David and Abishai came to the people by night, and behold, Saul lay sleeping inside the circle of the camp with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people were lying around him.Then Abishai said to David,“ Today God has handed your enemy over to you; now then, please let me pin him with the spear to the ground with one thrust, and I will not do it to him a second time.”But David said to Abishai,“ Do not kill him, for who can reach out with his hand against the Lord’s anointed and remain innocent?”David also said,“ As the Lord lives, the Lord certainly will strike him, or his day will come that he dies, or he will go down in battle and perish.The Lord forbid that I would reach out with my hand against the Lord’s anointed! But now please take the spear that is at his head and the jug of water, and let’s go.”So David took the spear and the jug of water that were at Saul’s head, and they left; and no one saw or knew about it, nor did anyone awaken, for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the Lord had fallen on them.Then David crossed over to the other side and stood on top of the mountain at a distance with a large area between them.And David called to the people and to Abner the son of Ner, saying,“ Will you not answer, Abner?” Then Abner replied,“ Who are you who calls to the king?”So David said to Abner,“ Are you not a man? And who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not guarded your lord the king? For one of the people came to kill the king your lord!This thing that you have done is not good. As the Lord lives, all of you undoubtedly must die, because you did not guard your lord, the Lord’s anointed. And now, see where the king’s spear is and the jug of water that was at his head!”Then Saul recognized David’s voice and said,“ Is this your voice, my son David?” And David said,“ It is my voice, my lord the king.”He also said,“ Why then is my lord pursuing his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?Now then, please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant. If the Lord has incited you against me, may He accept an offering; but if it is people, cursed are they before the Lord, because they have driven me out today so that I would have no share in the inheritance of the Lord, saying,‘ Go, serve other gods.’Now then, do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the Lord; for the king of Israel has come out to search for a single flea, just as one hunts a partridge in the mountains.”Then Saul said,“ I have sinned. Return, my son David, for I will not harm you again since my life was precious in your sight this day. Behold, I have played the fool and have made a very great mistake.”David replied,“ Behold, the spear of the king! Now have one of the young men come over and take it.And the Lord will repay each man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the Lord handed you over to me today, but I refused to reach out with my hand against the Lord’s anointed.Therefore behold, just as your life was highly valued in my sight this day, so may my life be highly valued in the sight of the Lord, and may He rescue me from all distress.”Then Saul said to David,“ Blessed are you, my son David; you will both accomplish much and assuredly prevail.” So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
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Psalms 2:1-2
Why are the nations restless And the peoples plotting in vain?The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers conspire together Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,
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Proverbs 12:20
Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, But counselors of peace have joy.
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Psalms 120:7
I am for peace, but when I speak, They are for war.
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Psalms 62:3
How long will you attack a man, That you may murder him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
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Nahum 1:11
From you has gone out One who plotted evil against the Lord, A wicked counselor.
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1 Samuel 23 19-1 Samuel 23 24
Then Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying,“ Is David not keeping himself hidden with us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is south of Jeshimon?Now then, O king, come down, since you fully desire to do so; and our part shall be to hand him over to the king.”Saul said,“ May you be blessed of the Lord, since you have had compassion on me.Go now, be more persistent, and investigate and see his place where he is hiding, and who has seen him there; for I am told that he is very cunning.So look, and learn about all the hiding places where he keeps himself hidden, and return to me with certainty, and I will go with you; and if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.”So they set out and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshimon.
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Micah 2:1-3
Woe to those who devise wrongdoing, Who practice evil on their beds! When morning comes, they do it, Because it is in the power of their hands.They covet fields, so they seize them; And houses, so they take them. They exploit a man and his house, A person and his inheritance.Therefore this is what the Lord says:“ Behold, I am planning against this family a catastrophe From which you cannot remove your necks; And you will not walk haughtily, For it will be an evil time.