From those who plan evil in their hearts, who stir up conflicts every day,
The wicked have been corrupt since birth; liars from the womb, they have gone astray.
But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts may be corrupted from a sincere [and pure] commitment to Christ.
but in the end it bites like a serpent, and stings like an adder.
You brood of vipers, how can you say good things when you are evil? For from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.
Violence upon violence, deceit upon deceit: They refuse to know me— oracle of the Lord.
Be on your guard, everyone against his neighbor; put no trust in any brother. Every brother imitates Jacob, the supplanter, every neighbor is guilty of slander.
May God send help from heaven to save me, shame those who trample upon me. May God send fidelity and mercy. Selah
Transgressing, and denying the Lord, turning back from following our God, Planning fraud and treachery, uttering lying words conceived in the heart.
The babble of some people is like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise is healing.
The Lord God then asked the woman: What is this you have done? The woman answered, “The snake tricked me, so I ate it.”
Each evening they return, growling like dogs, prowling the city.
They have perversity in their hearts, always plotting evil, sowing discord.
The whispered murmurings of my adversaries, against me all day long;