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Psalms 56:6
They get together and hide. They watch my steps. They hope to kill me.
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Psalms 36:4
Even as they lie in bed they make evil plans. They commit themselves to a sinful way of life. They never say no to what is wrong.
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1 Samuel 24 11-1 Samuel 24 12
Look, my father! Look at this piece of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe. But I didn’t kill you. See, there is nothing in my hand that shows I am guilty of doing anything wrong. I haven’t turned against you. I haven’t done anything to harm you. But you are hunting me down. You want to kill me.May the Lord judge between you and me. And may the Lord pay you back because of the wrong things you have done to me. But I won’t do anything to hurt you.
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Psalms 21:11
Your enemies make evil plans against you. They think up evil things to do. But they can’t succeed.
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Psalms 64:5-6
They help one another make evil plans. They talk about hiding their traps. They say,“ Who can see what we are doing?”They make plans to do what is evil. They say,“ We have thought up a perfect plan!” The hearts and minds of people are so clever!
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Hosea 7:6
Their hearts are as hot as an oven. They make evil plans to get rid of him. Their anger burns like a slow fire all night. In the morning it blazes out like a flaming fire.
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Psalms 38:12
Those who are trying to kill me set their traps. Those who want to harm me talk about destroying me. All day long they make their plans and tell their lies.
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1 Samuel 26 1-1 Samuel 26 25
Some people from Ziph went to Saul at Gibeah. They said,“ David is hiding on the hill of Hakilah. It faces Jeshimon.”So Saul went down to the Desert of Ziph. He took 3,000 of the best soldiers in Israel with him. They went to the desert to look for David.Saul set up his camp beside the road. It was on the hill of Hakilah facing Jeshimon. But David stayed in the desert. He saw that Saul had followed him there.So he sent out scouts. From them he learned that Saul had arrived.Then David started out. He went to the place where Saul had camped. He saw where Saul and Abner were lying down. Saul was lying inside the camp. The army was camped all around him. Abner was commander of the army. He was the son of Ner.Then David spoke to Ahimelek, the Hittite. He also spoke to Joab’s brother Abishai, the son of Zeruiah. He asked them,“ Who will go down with me into the camp to Saul?”“ I’ll go with you,” said Abishai.So that night David and Abishai went into the camp. They found Saul lying asleep inside the camp. His spear was stuck in the ground near his head. Abner and the soldiers were lying asleep around him.Abishai said to David,“ Today God has handed your enemy over to you. So let me pin him to the ground. I can do it with one jab of the spear. I won’t even have to strike him twice.”But David said to Abishai,“ Don’t destroy him! No one can do any harm to the Lord’ s anointed king and not be guilty.You can be sure that the Lord lives,” he said.“ And you can be just as sure that the Lord himself will strike Saul down. Perhaps he’ll die a natural death. Or perhaps he’ll go into battle and be killed.May the Lord keep me from doing anything to harm his anointed king. Now get the spear and water jug that are near his head. Then let’s leave.”So David took the spear and water jug that were near Saul’s head. Then he and Abishai left. No one saw them. No one knew about what they had done. In fact, no one even woke up. Everyone was sleeping. That’s because the Lord had put them into a deep sleep.David went across to the other side of the valley. He stood on top of a hill far away from Saul’s camp. There was a wide space between them.He called out to the army and to Abner, the son of Ner. He said,“ Abner! Aren’t you going to answer me?” Abner replied,“ Who is calling out to the king?”David said,“ You are a great soldier, aren’t you? There isn’t anyone else like you in Israel. So why didn’t you guard the king? He’s your master, isn’t he? Someone came into the camp to destroy him.You didn’t guard him. And that isn’t good. You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that you and your men must die. That’s because you didn’t guard your master. He’s the Lord’ s anointed king. Look around you. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were near his head?”Saul recognized David’s voice. He said,“ My son David, is that your voice?” David replied,“ Yes it is, King Saul, my master.”He continued,“ Why are you chasing me? What evil thing have I done? What am I guilty of?King Saul, please listen to what I’m saying. Was it the Lord who made you angry with me? If it was, may he accept my offering. Was it people who made you angry at me? If it was, may the Lord see them cursed. They have driven me today from my share of the Lord’ s land. By doing that, they might as well have said,‘ Go and serve other gods.’Don’t spill my blood on the ground far away from where the Lord lives. King Saul, you have come out to look for nothing but a flea. It’s as if you were hunting a partridge in the mountains.”Then Saul said,“ I have sinned. My son David, come back. Today you thought my life was very special. So I won’t try to harm you again. I’ve really acted like a foolish person. I’ve made a huge mistake.”“ Here’s your spear,” David answered.“ Send one of your young men over to get it.The Lord rewards everyone for doing what is right and being faithful. He handed you over to me today. But I wouldn’t harm you. You are the Lord’ s anointed king.Today I thought your life had great value. In the same way, may the Lord think of my life as having great value. May he save me from all trouble.”Then Saul said to David,“ May the Lord bless you, David my son. You will do great things. You will also have great success.” So David went on his way. And Saul returned home.
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Psalms 2:1-2
Why do the nations plan evil together? Why do they make useless plans?The kings of the earth rise up against the Lord. The rulers of the earth join together against his anointed king.
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Proverbs 12:20
There are lies in the hearts of those who plan evil. But there is joy for those who work to bring peace.
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Psalms 120:7
I want peace. But when I speak, they want war.
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Psalms 62:3
How long will you enemies attack me? Will all of you throw me down? I’m like a leaning wall. I’m like a fence about to fall.
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Nahum 1:11
Nineveh, a king has marched out from you. He makes evil plans against the Lord. He thinks about how he can do what is wrong.
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1 Samuel 23 19-1 Samuel 23 24
The people of Ziph went up to Saul at Gibeah. They said,“ David is hiding among us. He’s hiding in places of safety at Horesh. Horesh is south of Jeshimon on the hill of Hakilah.Your Majesty, come down when it pleases you to come. It will be our duty to hand David over to you.”Saul replied,“ May the Lord bless you because you were concerned about me.Make sure you are right. Go and check things out again. Find out where David usually goes. Find out who has seen him there. People tell me he’s very tricky.Find out about all the hiding places he uses. Come back to me with all the facts. I’ll go with you. Suppose he’s in the area. Then I’ll track him down among all the family groups of Judah.”So they started out. They went to Ziph ahead of Saul. David and his men were in the Desert of Maon. Maon is south of Jeshimon in the Arabah Valley.
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Micah 2:1-3
How terrible it will be for those who plan to harm others! How terrible for those who make evil plans before they even get out of bed! As soon as daylight comes, they carry out their plans. That’s because they have the power to do it.If they want fields or houses, they take them. They cheat people out of their homes. They rob them of their property.So the Lord says to them,“ I am planning to send trouble on you. You will not be able to save yourselves from it. You will not live so proudly anymore. It will be a time of trouble.