26 Bible Verses about Plotting

The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes upon him with his teeth.

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.

Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

For they intended evil against you: they devised a mischievous act, which they are not able to perform.

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

He shuts his eyes to devise perverse things: moving his lips he brings evil to pass.

Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.

He devises mischief upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he abhors not evil.

Perversity is in his heart, he devises evil continually; he sows discord.

The schemes also of the schemer are evil: he devises wicked plans to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaks justly.

And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.

When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

And they were filled with fury; and discussed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief men of the people sought to destroy him,

And he went his way, and conferred with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man does many miracles.

Then from that day forth they took counsel together to put him to death.

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

And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, You take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: why then lift you up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?

And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and spoke with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,

And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, on the road which goes down to Silla.

Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.

Then the presidents and satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault; because he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.