Psalm 140:2 - The Scriptures 1998

² Who have devised evils in their hearts; They stir up conflicts all day long.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; Continually are they gathered together for war.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² They devise mischiefs in their heart; continually they gather together and stir up wars.

American Standard Version (1901)

² Who devise mischiefs in their heart; Continually do they gather themselves together for war.

Common English Bible

² who plot evil things in their hearts, who pick fights every single day!

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Let my prayer be guided like incense in your sight: the lifting up of my hands, like the evening sacrifice.

Psalm 140:2 Cross References

Psalm 120:7

I am for peace; But when I speak, they are for fighting.

Psalm 21:11

For they held out evil against You; They devised a plot; they do not prevail.

Psalm 36:4

He plots wickedness on his bed; He sets himself in a way that is not good; He does not despise evil.

Psalm 38:12

And those seeking my life lay a snare; And those seeking my evil have spoken of destruction, And utter deceit all day long.

Psalm 56:6

They stir up strife, they hide, They watch my steps, As they lie in wait for my life.

Psalm 59:3

For look, they have lain in wait for my life; Mighty men assemble against me, For no transgression or sin of mine, O יהוה,

Psalm 62:3

How long would you assail a man? You crush him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, a tottering fence.

Proverbs 12:20

Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, But counsellors of peace have joy.

Hosea 7:6

“For they have drawn near, their heart is like an oven. While they lie in wait all the night their baker sleeps. In the morning it burns like a flaming fire.

Nahum 1:11

From you came forth one who plots evil against יהוה, a counsellor of Beliyaʽ