They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their heart prepares deceit.
Proverbs 24:2 - King James 2000 For their heart studies destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For their heart studieth destruction, And their lips talk of mischief. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For their minds plot oppression and devise violence, and their lips talk of causing trouble and vexation. American Standard Version (1901) For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief. Common English Bible Their hearts are focused on violence, and their lips speak of trouble. Catholic Public Domain Version For their mind meditates on robberies, and their lips speak deceptions. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Because their mind studieth robberies, and their lips speak deceits. |
They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their heart prepares deceit.
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
Who imagine evil in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.
He devises mischief upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he abhors not evil.
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and plan deceit all the day long.
Behold, he brought forth iniquity, and has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Perversity is in his heart, he devises evil continually; he sows discord.
A heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to evil,
Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel, Because you despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and rely on them:
None calls for justice, nor does any plead for truth: they trust in empty words, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
But your eyes and your heart are for nothing but for your covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a bribe; and the great man, he utters his evil desire: so they weave it together.
And said, O full of all deceit and all mischief, you child of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
And David knew that Saul secretly plotted evil against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring here the ephod.