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Isaiah 55:7
The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the LORD, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.
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Matthew 26:4
They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
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2 Corinthians 4 2
But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God.
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1 Corinthians 4 5
So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
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Psalms 139:23
Examine me, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns!
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Matthew 2:3-8
When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.After assembling all the chief priests and experts in the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.“ In Bethlehem of Judea,” they said,“ for it is written this way by the prophet:‘ And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,are in no way least among the rulers of Judah,for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”Then Herod privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared.He sent them to Bethlehem and said,“ Go and look carefully for the child. When you find him, inform me so that I can go and worship him as well.”
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Jeremiah 4:14
“ Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered. How long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you?
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Psalms 12:2-3
People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!
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Psalms 41:6-7
When someone comes to visit, he pretends to be friendly; he thinks of ways to defame me, and when he leaves he slanders me.All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; they plan ways to harm me.
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Psalms 36:2-4
for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin.The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.
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Psalms 119:15
I will meditate on your precepts and focus on your behavior.
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Psalms 140:1-3
O LORD, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men,who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips.( Selah)
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Matthew 2:16
When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.
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Proverbs 11:23
What the righteous desire leads only to good, but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.
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Proverbs 24:9
A foolish scheme is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.
