"Thenª they subornedª° men,ª which said,ª°² We have heardª° himª speakª° blasphemousª wordsª againstª Moses,ª andª [against] God.ª ... Andª set upª° falseª witnesses,ª which said,ª° This²¹ manª ceasethª° notª to speakª° blasphemousª wordsª againstª this²¹ holyª place,ª andª the¹ law:ª" {Act 6:11-13} + "O ye sonsª of men,ª how longª¹ [will ye turn] my gloryª into shame?ª [how long] will ye loveª° vanity,ª [and] seek²° after¹ leasing?ª Selah.ª" {Psa 4:2} + "How long¹¹ will ye imagine mischiefª° against¹ a man?ª ye shall be slainª° all¹ of you: as a bowingª° wallª [shall ye be, and as] a totteringª° fence.ª ... They only¹ consultª° to cast [him] downª° from his excellency:ª¹ they delightª° in lies:ª they blessª° with their mouth,ª but they curseª° inwardly.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 62:3-4} + "Hideª° me from the secret counselª¹ of the wicked;ª° from the insurrectionª¹ of the workersª° of iniquity:ª ... So they shall make their own tongueª to fallª° upon¹ themselves: all¹ that seeª° them shall flee away.ª°" {Psa 64:2-8} + "None¹ callethª° for justice,ª nor¹ [any] pleadethª° for truth:ª they trustª° in¹ vanity,ª and speakª° lies;ª they conceiveª° mischief,ª and bring forthª° iniquity.ª ... Their feetª runª° to evil,ª and they make hasteª° to shedª° innocentª blood:ª their thoughtsª [are] thoughtsª of iniquity;ª wastingª and destructionª [are] in their paths.ª" {Isa 59:4-7} + "And they bendª°¹ their tonguesª [like] their bowª [for] lies:ª but they are not¹ valiantª° for the truthª upon the earth;ª for¹ they proceedª° from evilª¹ to¹ evil,ª and they knowª° not¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª ... Thine habitationª° [is] in the midstª of deceit;ª through deceitª they refuseª° to knowª° me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 9:3-6} + "Her princesª in the midstª thereof [are] like wolvesª raveningª° the prey,ª to shedª° blood,ª [and] to destroyª° souls,ª to¹ getª° dishonest gain.ª ... The peopleª of the landª have used¹ oppression,ª²° and exercisedª° robbery,ª and have vexedª° the poorª and needy:ª yea, they have oppressedª° the strangerª wrongfully.ª¹" {Ezk 22:27-29} + "For¹ the rich menª thereof are fullª° of violence,ª and the inhabitantsª° thereof have spokenª° lies,ª and their tongueª [is] deceitfulª in their mouth.ª ... Therefore also¹ will I¹ make [thee] sickª° in smitingª° thee, in making [thee] desolateª° because of¹ thy sins.ª" {Mic 6:12-13} + "The goodª [man] is perishedª° out of¹ the earth:ª and [there is] none¹ uprightª among men:ª they all¹ lie in waitª° for blood;ª they huntª° every manª¹ his brotherª with a net.ª ... That they may do evilª¹ with both handsª earnestly,ª° the princeª asketh,ª° and the judgeª° [asketh] for a reward;ª and the greatª [man], he¹ utterethª° his mischievousª desire:ª so they wrap it up.ª°" {Mic 7:2-3} + "Nowª the¹ chief priests,ª andª elders,ª andª allª the¹ council,ª soughtª° false witnessª againstª Jesus,ª toª put²° him² to death;ª°¹ ... Butª foundª° none:ª yea,² though¹ manyª false witnessesª came,ª° [yet] found¹ they²° none.ª² At the lastª¹ cameª° twoª false witnesses,ª" {Mtt 26:59-60} + "Yeª areª° ofª [your] fatherª the¹ devil,ª andª the¹ lustsª of yourª fatherª ye willª° do.ª° Heª wasª° a murdererª fromª the beginning,ª andª abodeª°° notª inª the¹ truth,ª becauseª there isª° noª truthª inª him.ª Whenª he speakethª° a lie,ª he speakethª° ofª his own:ª forª he isª° a liar,ª andª the¹ fatherª of it.ª" {Jhn 8:44} |