[ 24:7A] but deliberate in council. [ 24:9] Death befalls uninstructed [men].

[His] perverse heart devises evils: at all times such a one causes troubles to a city.

And David knew that Saul spoke openly of mischief against him. So David said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod of the Lord.

and took counsel to utterly destroy all the Jews who were under the rule of Artaxerxes.

And he made a decree in the twelfth year of the reign of Artaxerxes, and cast lots daily and monthly, to slay in one day the race of Mordecai. And the lot fell on the fourteenth [day] of the month, which is Adar.

And he shall conceive sorrows, and his end shall be vanity, and his belly shall bear deceit.

Behold, [the wicked] has travailed with unrighteousness; he has conceived trouble, and has brought forth iniquity.

Whose mouth is full of cursing, and bitterness, and fraud: under his tongue are trouble and pain.

Draw not away my soul with sinners, and destroy me not with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbors, but evil are in their hearts.

He devises iniquity on his bed; he gives himself to every evil way; and does not abhor evil.

to shoot in secret at the blameless; they will shoot him suddenly, and will not fear.

They have searched out iniquity; they have wearied themselves with searching diligently, a man shall approach and the heart is deep,

Who have devised injustice in their hearts; all the day they prepared war.

None speaks justly, neither is there true judgment; they trust in vanities, and speak empty [words]; for they conceive trouble, and bring forth iniquity.

They prepare their hands for mischief, the prince asks a [reward], and the judge speaks flattering words; it is the desire of their soul;

Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people were assembled into the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

and plotted to take Jesus by guile and kill Him.

Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them.

But they cried out, saying, "Crucify, crucify Him!"

[he] said, "O full of all guile and all craft, [you] son of [the] devil, [you] enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord?