Psalm 36:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

They make wicked plans in bed at night. They choose a way of life that does no good. And they never say no to anything evil.

Cross References

Micah 2:1

Trouble will come to those who make plans to sin. They lie on their beds making their evil plans. Then when the morning light comes, they do what they planned, because they have the power to do what they want.

Proverbs 4:16

The wicked cannot sleep until they have done something evil. They will not rest until they bring someone down.

Romans 12:9

Your love must be real. Hate what is evil. Do only what is good.

Isaiah 65:2

“All day long I stood ready to accept those who turned against me. But they kept doing whatever they wanted to do, and all they did was wrong.

Revelation 2:2

“I know what you do, how hard you work and never give up. I know that you don’t accept evil people. You have tested those who say they are apostles but are not. You found that they are liars.

Psalm 97:10

Hate evil, you who love the Lord. He protects his followers and saves them from evil people.

Romans 1:32

They know God’s law says that anyone who lives like that should die. But they not only continue to do these things themselves, but they also encourage others who do them.

Acts 23:12

The next morning some of the Jews made a plan to kill Paul. They made a promise to themselves that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed him.

Matthew 27:1

Early the next morning, all the leading priests and older leaders of the people met and decided to kill Jesus.

Micah 6:8

Human, the Lord has told you what goodness is. This is what he wants from you: Be fair to other people. Love kindness and loyalty, and humbly obey your God.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil and love goodness. Bring justice back into the courts. Maybe then the Lord God All-Powerful will be kind to the survivors from Joseph’s family.

Jeremiah 8:6

I have listened to them very carefully, but they don’t say what is right. They are not sorry for their sins. They don’t think about the evil they have done. They do things without thinking. They are like horses running into a battle.

Jeremiah 6:16

This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask where the old road is. Ask where the good road is, and walk on that road. If you do, you will find rest for yourselves. But you people have said, ‘We will not walk on the good road.’

Proverbs 24:23

These are also words from the wise: A judge must be fair. He must not support some people simply because he knows them.

Psalm 52:3

You love evil more than goodness. You love lies more than truth. Selah

Psalm 38:12

My enemies say bad things about me. They are spreading lies and rumors. They talk about me all the time.

Job 15:16

People are even worse. They are disgusting and dirty. They drink up evil like water.

Esther 6:4

Haman had just entered the outer area of the king’s palace. He had come to ask the king to hang Mordecai on the hanging post Haman had commanded to be built. The king said, “Who just came into the courtyard?”

Esther 5:14

Then Haman’s wife Zeresh and all his friends had a suggestion. They said, “Tell someone to build a post to hang him on. Make it 75 feet tall. In the morning ask the king to hang Mordecai on it. Then go to the party with the king and you can be happy.” Haman liked this suggestion, so he ordered someone to build the hanging post.

1 Samuel 19:11

Saul sent men to watch David’s house. They stayed there all night. They were waiting to kill David in the morning, but David’s wife Michal warned him. She said, “You must run away tonight and save your life. If you don’t, you will be killed tomorrow.”

Proverbs 24:2

In their hearts they plan to do evil. All they talk about is making trouble.

Jeremiah 4:22

The Lord said, “My people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are stupid children. They don’t understand. They are skillful at doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”