- Devise not evil:
- or, Practise no evil, "Frowardnessª [is] in his heart,ª he devisethª° mischiefª continually;ª¹ he sowethª° discord.ª°²" {Prv 6:14} + "An heartª that devisethª° wickedª imaginations,ª feetª that be swiftª° in runningª° to mischief,ª" {Prv 6:18} + "A violentª manª enticethª° his neighbour,ª and leadeth²°¹ him into the wayª [that is] not¹ good.ª ... He shuttethª° his eyesª to deviseª° froward things:ª movingª° his lipsª he bringeth²° evil² to pass.ª°¹" {Prv 16:29-30} + "For¹ they speakª° not¹ peace:ª but they deviseª° deceitfulª mattersª against¹ [them that are] quietª in the land.ª" {Psa 35:20} + "He hath put forthª° his handsª against such as be at peaceª with him: he hath brokenª° his covenant.ª" {Psa 55:20} + "For,¹ lo,¹ they lie in waitª° for my soul:ª the mightyª are gatheredª° against¹ me; not¹ [for] my transgression,ª nor¹ [for] my sin,ª O LORD.ª" {Psa 59:3} + "Then saidª° they, Come,²°¹ and let us deviseª° devicesª against¹ Jeremiah;ª for¹ the lawª shall not¹ perishª° from the priest,ª¹ nor counselª from the wise,ª¹ nor the wordª from the prophet.ª¹ Come,²°¹ and let us smiteª° him with the tongue,ª and let us not¹ give heedª° to¹ any¹ of his words.ª ... Shall evilª be recompensedª° for¹ good?ª for¹ they have diggedª° a pitª for my soul.ª Rememberª° that I stoodª° beforeª thee to speakª° goodª for¹ them, [and] to turn awayª°¹ thy wrathª from¹ them." {Jer 18:18-20} + "Woeª to them that deviseª° iniquity,ª and workª° evilª upon¹ their beds!ª when the morningª is light,ª they practiseª° it, because¹ it isª in the powerª of their hand.ª ... And they covetª° fields,ª and take [them] by violence;ª° and houses,ª and take [them] away:ª° so they oppressª° a manª and his house,ª even a manª and his heritage.ª" {Mic 2:1-2}
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