Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

For I have heard the slander of many: fear {was} on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

And an host was given {him} against the daily {sacrifice} by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered. {an host...: or, the host was given over for the transgression against the daily sacrifice}

And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. {holy...: Heb. people of the holy ones}

And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill {him}.

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that {were} throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, {even} the people of Mordecai.

And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.

But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.

And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in {the one of} the twain.

Behold, they shall surely gather together, {but} not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.

Blessed {are} they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. {desolate: or, guilty}

That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in {some one of} the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.

All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed {her} up: certainly this {is} the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen {it}.

With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

The wicked shall see {it}, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

Not as Cain, {who} was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

{Thou art} of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, {and} holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth {the man that is} more righteous than he? {iniquity: or, grievance}

He teareth {me} in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who {was} shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.

And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.

When they heard {that}, they were cut {to the heart}, and took counsel to slay them.

And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man {child}.

And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.

And Saul sent the messengers {again} to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

And he said, Go and spy where he {is}, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, {he is} in Dothan.

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he {was} faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

For many are called, but few {are} chosen.

And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief {estates} of Galilee;

And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.

And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.