Mischief

He considers no disaster for Jacob; He sees no trouble for Israel. The LORD their God is with them, and the shout of the King is among them.

For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”

As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.

For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.

Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?

if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,

They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”

Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?

Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?

He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men.

There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.

If only Job were tried to the utmost for answering like a wicked man.

He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.

Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.

You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.

He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.

Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.

Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.

Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.

All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:

There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.

My heart pounds within me, and the terrors of death assail me.

Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.

You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle—are they not in Your book?

See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.

They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.

who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.

But You, O LORD, are exalted forever!

But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.

They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.

Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?

Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.

Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.

But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.

Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.

Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.

A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,

a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,

The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.

No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.

Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.

He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’

Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.

Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,

For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down—

Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.

For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.

See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.

Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,

No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.

Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.

Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.

Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.

For a voice resounds from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.

And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city.

Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with footprints of blood.

The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”

Jacob fled to the land of Aram and Israel worked for a wife—for a wife he tended sheep.

Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing.

Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.

Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.

I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling.

For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.