6 Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them. 7 From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild. 8 They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
Psalms 73:6–8
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Psalms 94:3–5
3 How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult? 4 They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast. 5 They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
Psalms 17:9–11
9 from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me. 10 They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance. 11 They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,
Proverbs 24:1–3
1 Do not envy wicked men or desire their company; 2 for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble. 3 By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
Malachi 3:14–16
14 You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts? 15 So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’” 16 At that time those w…
Psalms 73:11–13
11 The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?” 12 Behold, these are the wicked— always carefree as they increase their wealth. 13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
Job 15:34–35
34 For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery. 35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”
Job 12:5–7
5 The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping. 6 The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure— those who carry their god in their hands. 7 But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the…
Proverbs 2:13–15
13 from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness, 14 from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil, 15 whose paths are crooked and whose ways are devious.
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