Bible Verses About Malice

Hide me from the secret intrigues of the wicked and the open insurrection of evildoers.

They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrows, poisoned words,

in order to shoot from cover at the innocent, shooting suddenly and fearing nothing.

They support each other's evil plans; they talk of hiding snares and ask, "Who would see them?"

They search for ways to commit crimes, bringing their diligent search to completion when each of them has thought it through in the depth of his heart.

I weep bitterly, and I fast, but that too occasions insults.

I clothe myself with sackcloth and become an object of scorn, 856

the gossip of those sitting by the town gate, the theme of drunkards' songs.

May those who seek my life be disgraced and humiliated. May those who take pleasure in doing me harm be turned back and put to confusion.

May those who jeer, "Aha! Aha!"withdraw because of their shame.

For my enemies are talking about me, those seeking my life are plotting together.

They say, "God has abandoned him; go after him, and seize him, because no one will save him."

For wicked and deceitful men have opened their mouths against me, spoken against me with lying tongues,

surrounded me with hateful words, and attacked me without cause.

In return for my love they became my accusers, even though I prayed for them.

They repay me evil for good and hatred for my love.

For he did not remember to show kindness but hounded the downtrodden, the poor and the brokenhearted to death.

He loved cursing; may it recoil on him! He didn't like blessing; may it stay far from him!

He clothed himself with cursing as routinely as with his coat; May it enter inside him as easily as water, as easily as oil into his bones.

For the leader. A psalm of David: Rescue me, ADONAI, from evil people, protect me from violent people.

They plan evil things in their hearts they continually stir up bitter strife.

They have made their tongues as sharp as a snake's; viper's venom is under their lips. (Selah)

Keep me, ADONAI, from the hands of the wicked, protect me from violent people who are trying to trip me up.

For they can't sleep if they haven't done evil, they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone fall.

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.