² For their hearts plot violence, And their lips talk about mischief.

⁷ His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

³ Don't draw me away with the wicked, With the workers of iniquity who speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.

¹⁴ Behold, he travails with iniquity; Yes, he has conceived mischief, And brought forth falsehood.

³⁵ They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. Their heart prepares deceit."

¹⁰ and said, "Full of all deceit and all cunning, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

³ Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

⁴ They took counsel together that they might take Jesus by deceit, and kill him.

⁴ None sues in righteousness, and none pleads in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

⁹ David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring here the ephod.

²⁰ Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus,

²¹ but they shouted, saying, "Crucify! Crucify him!"

³ Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe; And the powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.

¹⁴ In whose heart is perverseness, Who devises evil continually, Who always sows discord.

² Those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

⁴ To shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

⁵ They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"

⁶ They plot injustice, saying, "We have made a perfect plan!" Surely man's mind and heart are cunning.

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good; He doesn't abhor evil.

⁶ But he scorned the thought of laying hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai: therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.

⁷ In the first month, which 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], which is the month Adar.

⁸ One who plots to do evil Will be called a schemer.