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Proverbs 24:2

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For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
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  1. Psalms 7:14Rank 1 from verse 2
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    14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

  2. Psalms 10:7Rank 2 from verse 2
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    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

  3. Psalms 28:3Rank 3 from verse 2
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    3Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

  4. Isaiah 59:4Rank 4 from verse 2
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    4None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

  5. 1 Samuel 23:9Rank 5 from verse 2
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    9¶ And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

  6. Job 15:35Rank 6 from verse 2
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    35They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

  7. Acts 13:10Rank 7 from verse 2
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    10And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

  8. Esther 3:6–7Rank 8 from verse 2
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    6And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.

    7¶ In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.

  9. Matthew 26:3–4Rank 9 from verse 2
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    3Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

    4And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

  10. Micah 7:3Rank 10 from verse 2
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    3¶ That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

  11. Proverbs 6:14Rank 11 from verse 2
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    14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

  12. Psalms 36:4Rank 12 from verse 2
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    4He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

  13. Luke 23:20–21Rank 13 from verse 2
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    20Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

    21But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

  14. Psalms 140:2Rank 14 from verse 2
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    2Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

  15. Psalms 64:4–6Rank 15 from verse 2
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    4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

    5They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

    6They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

  16. Proverbs 24:8Rank 16 from verse 2
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    8He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

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Proverbs 24:2

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

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destruction

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The act, result, or state of destroying: ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or that which brings ruin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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lips

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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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24:1BE not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

24:2For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

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24:3Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

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