- a man:
- "An heartª that devisethª° wickedª imaginations,ª feetª that be swiftª° in runningª° to mischief,ª" {Prv 6:18} + "A goodª [man] obtainethª° favourª of the LORD:ª¹ but a manª of wicked devicesª will he condemn.ª°" {Prv 12:2} + "And he thoughtª scornª° to layª° handsª on Mordecaiª alone;¹ for¹ they had shewedª° him¹ the peopleª of Mordecai:ª wherefore Hamanª soughtª° to destroyª°¹ all¹ the Jewsª that¹ [were] throughout the whole¹ kingdomª of Ahasuerus,ª [even] the peopleª of Mordecai.ª" {Est 3:6} + "Then the kingª Ahasuerusª answeredª° and saidª° unto Estherª the queen,ª Who¹ is he,¹¹ and where¹ is he,¹¹ that¹ durst presumeª° in his heartª to doª° so?¹ ... And Estherª said,ª° The adversaryªª and enemyª° [is] this¹ wickedª Haman.ª Then Hamanª was afraidª° beforeª¹ the kingª and the queen.ª" {Est 7:5-6} + "The instrumentsª also of the churlª [are] evil:ª he¹ devisethª° wicked devicesª to destroyª° the poorª°² with lyingª words,ª even when the needyª speakethª° right.ª" {Isa 32:7} + "For¹ among my peopleª are foundª° wickedª [men]: they lay wait,ª° as he that settethª° snares;ª they setª° a trap,ª they catchª° men.²¹ ... Shall I not¹ visitª° for¹ these¹ [things]? saithª° the LORD:ª shall not¹ my soulª be avengedª° on such¹ a nationª as this?¹" {Jer 5:26-29}
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