So Haman told the king, "There is a certain race of people scattered all over your empire and found in every province. They observe customs that are not like those of any other people. Moreover, they do not obey the laws of the empire, so it is not in your best interests to tolerate them.

So his wife and all his friends suggested, "Why don't you have a gallows built, seventy-five feet tall? Tomorrow morning you can ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it, and then you can go to the banquet happy." Haman thought this was a good idea, so he had the gallows built.

But Esther went to the king, and the king issued written orders with the result that Haman suffered the fate he had planned for the Jews---he and his sons were hanged from the gallows.

See how wicked people think up evil; they plan trouble and practice deception.

So they are punished by their own evil and are hurt by their own violence.

Save me, LORD, from evildoers; keep me safe from violent people.

Their tongues are like deadly snakes; their words are like a cobra's poison.

The proud have set a trap for me; they have laid their snares, and along the path they have set traps to catch me.

My Sovereign LORD, my strong defender, you have protected me in battle.

Worthless, wicked people go around telling lies.

all the while planning evil in their perverted minds, stirring up trouble everywhere.

There are seven things that the LORD hates and cannot tolerate: A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that kill innocent people, a mind that thinks up wicked plans, feet that hurry off to do evil, a witness who tells one lie after another, and someone who stirs up trouble among friends.

(SEE 6:16)

The LORD is pleased with good people, but condemns those who plan evil.

A stupid person is evil and does evil things; he plots to ruin the poor with lies and to keep them from getting their rights.

You are guilty of lying, violence, and murder.

Then the people said, "Let's do something about Jeremiah! There will always be priests to instruct us, the wise to give us counsel, and prophets to proclaim God's message. Let's bring charges against him and stop listening to what he says."

God said to me, "Mortal man, these men make evil plans and give bad advice in this city.

From you, Nineveh, there came someone full of wicked schemes, who plotted against the LORD.

The teachers of the Law and the chief priests tried to arrest Jesus on the spot, because they knew that he had told this parable against them; but they were afraid of the people.

The chief priests and the teachers of the Law were afraid of the people, and so they were trying to find a way of putting Jesus to death secretly.

So Judas went off and spoke with the chief priests and the officers of the Temple guard about how he could betray Jesus to them.

Judas agreed to it and started looking for a good chance to hand Jesus over to them without the people knowing about it.

The next morning some Jews met together and made a plan. They took a vow that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.

and speak evil of one another; they are hateful to God, insolent, proud, and boastful; they think of more ways to do evil; they disobey their parents;

They make evil plans as they lie in bed; nothing they do is good, and they never reject anything evil.

Wicked people cannot sleep unless they have done something wrong. They lie awake unless they have hurt someone.

Yes, they burned like an oven with their plotting. All night their anger smoldered, and in the morning it burst into flames.

"In the heat of their anger they murdered their rulers. Their kings have been assassinated one after another, but no one prays to me for help."

Early in the morning all the chief priests and the elders made their plans against Jesus to put him to death.

They put him in chains, led him off, and handed him over to Pilate, the Roman governor.

Early in the morning the chief priests met hurriedly with the elders, the teachers of the Law, and the whole Council, and made their plans. They put Jesus in chains, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

Now then, you and the Council send word to the Roman commander to bring Paul down to you, pretending that you want to get more accurate information about him. But we will be ready to kill him before he ever gets here."

I have the power to do you harm, but last night the God of your father warned me not to threaten you in any way.

Your sons and daughters will be given as slaves to foreigners while you look on. Every day you will strain your eyes, looking in vain for your children to return.

Whenever you possibly can, do good to those who need it.

Jesus answered, "You have authority over me only because it was given to you by God. So the man who handed me over to you is guilty of a worse sin."