Micah 2:1

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Micah 2:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 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.

2 They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.

3 Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Esther 3:8

Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.

Esther 5:14

His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.

Esther 9:25

But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

Psalms 7:14

Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.

Psalms 7:15

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

Psalms 7:16

His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.

Psalms 140:1

Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,

Psalms 140:2

who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.

Psalms 140:3

They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah

Psalms 140:4

Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.

Psalms 140:5

The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah

Psalms 140:6

I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.

Psalms 140:7

O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.

Psalms 140:8

Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah

Proverbs 6:12

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

Proverbs 6:13

winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.

Proverbs 6:14

With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.

Proverbs 6:15

Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.

Proverbs 6:16

There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

Proverbs 6:17

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

Proverbs 6:18

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

Proverbs 6:19

a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

Proverbs 12:2

The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.

Isaiah 32:7

The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.

Isaiah 59:3

For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.

Jeremiah 18:18

Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”

Ezekiel 11:2

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

Nahum 1:11

From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.

Luke 20:19

When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.

Luke 22:2

and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death; for they feared the people.

Luke 22:3

Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.

Luke 22:4

And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them.

Luke 22:5

They were delighted and agreed to give him money.

Luke 22:6

Judas consented, and began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of a crowd.

Acts 23:12

When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

Romans 1:30

slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.

Psalms 36:4

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

Proverbs 4:16

For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.

Hosea 7:6

For they prepare their heart like an oven while they lie in wait; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.

Hosea 7:7

All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings fall; not one of them calls upon Me.

Matthew 27:1

When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.

Matthew 27:2

They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.

Mark 15:1

Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.

Acts 23:15

Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”

Genesis 31:29

I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’

Deuteronomy 28:32

Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand.

Proverbs 3:27

Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.

John 19:11

Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”