Bible Verses About Malice

He croucheth and boweth: therefore heaps of the poore doe fall by his might.

All they that see me, haue me in derision: they make a mowe and nod the head, saying,

He trusted in the Lord, let him deliuer him: let him saue him, seeing he loueth him.

They rewarded me euill for good, to haue spoyled my soule.

Yet I, when they were sicke, I was clothed with a sacke: I humbled my soule with fasting: and my praier was turned vpon my bosome.

I behaued my selfe as to my friend, or as to my brother: I humbled my selfe, mourning as one that bewaileth his mother.

But in mine aduersitie they reioyced, and gathered them selues together: the abiects assembled themselues against me, and knewe not: they tare me and ceased not,

With the false skoffers at bankets, gnashing their teeth against me.

Let not them that are mine enemies, vniustly reioyce ouer mee, neyther let them winke with the eye, that hate mee without a cause.

For they speake not as friendes: but they imagine deceitfull woordes against the quiet of the lande.

And they gaped on mee with their mouthes, saying, Aha, aha, our eye hath seene.

Mine enemies speake euill of me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?

And if hee come to see mee, hee speaketh lies, but his heart heapeth iniquitie within him, and when he commeth foorth, he telleth it.

All they that hate me, whisper together against me: euen against me do they imagine mine hurt.

A mischiefe is light vpon him, and he that lyeth, shall no more rise.

Day and night they goe about it vpon the walles thereof: both iniquitie and mischiefe are in the middes of it.

Wickednes is in the middes thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streetes.

Mine owne wordes grieue me dayly: all their thoughtes are against me to doe me hurt.

They gather together, and keepe them selues close: they marke my steps, because they waite for my soule.

For loe, they haue layd waite for my soule: the mightie men are gathered against me, not for mine offence, nor for my sinne, O Lord.

They runne and prepare themselues without a fault on my part: arise therefore to assist me, and beholde.

They goe to and from in the euening: they barke like dogs, and goe about the citie.

Behold, they brag in their talke, and swords are in their lips: for, Who, say they, doeth heare?

How long wil ye imagine mischiefe against a man? ye shalbe all slaine: ye shalbe as a bowed wall, or as a wall shaken.

Yet they consult to cast him downe from his dignitie: their delight is in lies, they blesse with their mouthes, but curse with their hearts. Selah.