Micah 2:1

God's Word

How horrible it will be for those who invent trouble and work out plans for disaster while in bed. When the morning dawns, they carry out their plans because they are able to.

Cross References

Genesis 31:29

I have the power to harm you. Last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything at all to Jacob.’

1 Kings 21:7

His wife Jezebel said to him, “Aren’t you king of Israel? Get up, eat, and cheer up. I’ll give you the vineyard belonging to Naboth from Jezreel.”

Esther 3:8

Now, Haman told King Xerxes, “Your Majesty, there is a certain nationality scattered among—but separate from—the nationalities in all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws differ from those of all other nationalities. They do not obey your decrees. So it is not in your interest to tolerate them, Your Majesty.

Esther 5:14

Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a pole set up, 75 feet high, and in the morning ask the king to have Mordecai’s ⌞dead body⌟ hung on it. Then go with the king to the dinner in good spirits.” Haman liked the idea, so he had the pole set up.

Esther 9:25

But when this came to the king’s attention, he ordered, in the well-known letter, that the evil plan Haman had plotted against the Jews should turn back on his own head. As a result, they hung Haman and his sons on poles.

Job 15:35

They conceive trouble and give birth to evil. Their wombs produce deception.”

Job 24:14

At dawn murderers rise; they kill the poor and needy. At night they become thieves.

Psalm 36:4

He invents trouble while lying on his bed and chooses to go the wrong direction. He does not reject evil.

Psalm 36:5

O Lord, your mercy reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.

Psalm 58:3

⌞Even⌟ inside the womb wicked people are strangers ⌞to God⌟. From their birth liars go astray.

Proverbs 12:2

A good person obtains favor from the Lord, but the Lord condemns everyone who schemes.

Proverbs 14:22

Don’t those who stray plan what is evil, while those who are merciful and faithful plan what is good?

Proverbs 3:27

Do not hold back anything good from those who are entitled to it when you have the power to do so.

Proverbs 4:16

Wicked people cannot sleep unless they do wrong, and they are robbed of their sleep unless they make someone stumble.

Isaiah 29:20

Tyrants will be gone. Mockers will be finished. All who look for ways to do wrong will come to an end:

Isaiah 3:14

The Lord presents his case to the respected leaders and the officials of his people: “You have burned down the vineyard! Your houses are filled with goods stolen from the poor.”

Isaiah 32:7

The tricks of scoundrels are evil. They devise wicked plans in order to ruin poor people with lies, even when needy people plead for justice.

Isaiah 5:8

How horrible it will be for you who acquire house after house and buy field after field until there’s nothing left and you have to live by yourself in the land.

Isaiah 59:3

Your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers are stained with sin. You speak lies, and you mutter wicked things.

Jeremiah 18:18

Then they said, “Let’s plot against Jeremiah, because the teachings of the priests, the advice of wise people, and the word of the prophets won’t disappear. Accuse him! Pay no attention to anything he says.”

Ezekiel 11:2

Then the Lord said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plan evil and give bad advice in this city.

Ezekiel 33:26

You rely on your swords. You do disgusting things. You dishonor your neighbor’s wife. Should the land be given to you?’

Ezekiel 38:10

“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: At that time ideas will enter your head, and you will make wicked plans.

Ezekiel 46:18

The prince must not take any of the people’s property. He must not force them to give up their property. He must give his own property as an inheritance to his sons so that none of my people will be separated from their property.’ ”

Micah 6:12

The rich people in the city are violent. Those who live in the city speak lies, and their tongues speak deceitfully.

Nahum 1:11

From you, Nineveh, a person who plans evil against the Lord sets out. His advice is wicked.

Zechariah 7:10

Don’t oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and poor people. And don’t even think of doing evil to each other.

Mark 15:1

Early in the morning the chief priests immediately came to a decision with the leaders and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. The whole Jewish council decided to tie Jesus up, lead him away, and hand him over to Pilate.

Luke 20:19

The experts in Moses’ Teachings and the chief priests wanted to arrest him right there, but they were afraid of the people. They knew that he had directed this illustration at them.

John 19:11

Jesus answered Pilate, “You wouldn’t have any authority over me if it hadn’t been given to you from above. That’s why the man who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”

Acts 23:12

In the morning the Jews formed a conspiracy. They asked God to curse them if they ate or drank anything before they had killed Paul.

Acts 23:15

Here’s our plan: You and the council must go to the Roman officer on the pretext that you need more information from Paul. You have to make it look as though you want to get more accurate information about him. We’ll be ready to kill him before he gets to you.”

Romans 1:30

slanderers, haters of God, haughty, arrogant, and boastful. They think up new ways to be cruel. They don’t obey their parents,

Deuteronomy 28:32

You will watch with your own eyes as your sons and daughters are given to another nation. You will strain your eyes looking for them all day long, but there will be nothing you can do.