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

The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;

For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.

Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?

Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?

For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:

The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:

And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,

There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.

Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,