He that deviseth to do evil Shall be called a mischievous person.
For they intended evil against thee: They imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, Feet that be swift in running to mischief,
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; He soweth discord.
There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.
The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
The thought of foolishness is sin: And the scorner is an abomination to men.
For their heart studieth destruction, And their lips talk of mischief.
The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;