Bible Verses About Malice

Hide me from the conspiracie of the wicked, and from the rage of the workers of iniquitie.

Which haue whette their tongue like a sword, and shot for their arrowes bitter wordes.

To shoote at the vpright in secrete: they shoote at him suddenly, and feare not.

They encourage themselues in a wicked purpose: they commune together to lay snares priuilie, and say, Who shall see them?

They haue sought out iniquities, and haue accomplished that which they sought out, euen euery one his secret thoughtes, and the depth of his heart.

I wept and my soule fasted, but that was to my reproofe.

I put on a sacke also: and I became a prouerbe vnto them.

They that sate in the gate, spake of mee, and the drunkards sang of me.

Let them be confounded and put to shame, that seeke my soule: let them bee turned backewarde and put to rebuke, that desire mine hurt.

Let them be turned backe for a rewarde of their shame, which said, Aha, aha.

For mine enemies speake of mee, and they that lay waite for my soule, take their counsell together,

Saying, God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliuer him.

For the mouth of the wicked, and the mouth full of deceite are opened vpon me: they haue spoken to me with a lying tongue.

They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

For my friendship they were mine aduersaries, but I gaue my selfe to praier.

And they haue rewarded me euil for good, and hatred for my friendship.

Because he remembred not to shew mercie, but persecuted the afflicted and poore man, and the sorowfull hearted to slay him.

As he loued cursing, so shall it come vnto him, and as he loued not blessing, so shall it be farre from him.

As he clothed himselfe with cursing like a rayment, so shall it come into his bowels like water, and like oyle into his bones.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. Deliuer me, O Lord, from the euill man: preserue me from the cruel man:

Which imagine euill things in their heart, and make warre continually.

They haue sharpened their tongues like a serpent: adders poyson is vnder their lips. Selah.

Keepe mee, O Lord, from the handes of the wicked: preserue mee from the cruell man, which purposeth to cause my steppes to slide.

For they can not sleepe, except they haue done euill, and their sleepe departeth except they cause some to fall.

For they eate the breade of wickednesse, and drinke the wine of violence.