17 Bible Verses about Mischief
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His trouble comes back on his head, and his violence comes down on his skull.
Can there be allied with you a throne of destruction, one that forms trouble based on statute?
For they will not sleep if they have not done wrong, and they are robbed of their sleep if they do not cause stumbling.
For seven [times] the righteous will fall, but he will rise, but the wicked will be overthrown by calamity.
Do not drag me away with [the] wicked or with [the] workers of evil, [who] speak of peace with their neighbors, while evil [is] in their heart.
[They] conceive trouble and bring forth mischief, and their womb prepares deceit."
His mouth is filled with cursing, with deceits and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and evil.
He plans sin on his bed. He puts himself on a way [that is] not good. He does not reject evil.
For a fool speaks folly, and his {mind} does iniquity: to {behave wickedly}, and to speak error concerning Yahweh, to leave [the] throat of [the] hungry empty, and he deprives [the] thirsty [of] drink.
When David learned that Saul [was] plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod here."
Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, "Come and let us meet together in [one of] the villages in the plain of Ono." But they planned to do evil to me.
[It is] like a sport for a fool to do wrong, wisdom for a person of understanding.
perversion in his heart, he devises evil; at all times he will send out discord.
For their minds will devise violence, and their lips will speak mischief.
[and] said, "O [you who are] full of all deceit and of all unscrupulousness, [you] son of the devil, [you] enemy of all righteousness! Will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord!
From Thematic Bible
Mischief » Who falls into mischief
A messenger of wickedness will fall into trouble, but an envoy of the faithful [brings] healing.
Happy is the person who fears continuously, but he who is stubborn of heart, will fall into calamity.
For seven [times] the righteous will fall, but he will rise, but the wicked will be overthrown by calamity.
And you felt secure in your wickedness; you said, "{No one} sees me." Your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, and you said in your heart, "I [am], and besides me [there is] no one." And evil shall come upon you, you will not know; it will be on the lookout for her. And disaster shall fall upon you; you will not be able to {avert} it. And ruin shall come on you suddenly; you do not know.
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.
Mischief » Who is mischievous
He who plans to do evil for himself, they will call [him] "master of mischief."
Do not drag me away with [the] wicked or with [the] workers of evil, [who] speak of peace with their neighbors, while evil [is] in their heart.
Look! The hand of Yahweh is not too short {to save}, and his ear is not [too] dull {to hear}. Rather, your iniquities have been {barriers} between you and your God, and your sins have hidden [his] face from you, from hearing. For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity. Your lips have spoken lies, your tongue speaks wickedness. read more.
There is nobody {who pleads with} justice, and there is nobody who judges with honesty. They rely on nothing and speak vanity. They conceive trouble and beget iniquity;
Mischief » Who speaks of mischief
Do not envy men of evil, and do not desire to be with them. For their minds will devise violence, and their lips will speak mischief.
Why do you boast about evil, O mighty man? The loyal love of God [endures] {continually}. Your tongue plans destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceit. You love evil more than good, a lie more than speaking {what is right}. Selah read more.
You love all devouring words, O deceitful tongue, but God will pull you down forever. He will snatch you and tear you away from [your] tent, and [he] will uproot you from [the] land of [the] living. Selah And [the] righteous will see and fear, and will laugh at him, [saying], "Look, the man [who] would not make God his refuge, but he trusted in the greatness of his wealth; he took refuge in his destructiveness."
Mischief » Feet that run to mischief
There are six [things] Yahweh hates, and seven [things are] abominations of his soul: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a devising heart, plans of deception, feet that hurry to run to evil,
Mischief » Who shall be filled with mischief
{No evil will happen} to the righteous, but the wicked are filled [with] trouble.
Mischief » Who thinks mischief is fun
[It is] like a sport for a fool to do wrong, wisdom for a person of understanding.
Mischief » Those that seek mischief
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.