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Words of Wisdom
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But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
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Genesis 42:4
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And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
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Genesis 42:38
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And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
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Genesis 44:29
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If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
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Exodus 21:22-25
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Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
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Exodus 32:12
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And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
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Exodus 32:22
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I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.
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Deuteronomy 32:23
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And David knew that Saul secretly practiced mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
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1 Samuel 23:9
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The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
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2 Samuel 16:8
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And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
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1 Kings 11:25
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Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.
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1 Kings 20:7
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Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.
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2 Kings 7:9
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That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
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Nehemiah 6:2
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And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
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Esther 8:3
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They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
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Job 15:35
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Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
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Psalms 7:14
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His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
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Psalms 7:16
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His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
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Psalms 10:7
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Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
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Psalms 10:14
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In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
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Psalms 26:10
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Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
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Psalms 28:3
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He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
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Psalms 36:4
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Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
The tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
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Psalms 52:1, 2
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Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
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Psalms 55:10
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How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
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Psalms 62:3
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Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
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Psalms 94:20, 21
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They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
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Psalms 119:150
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Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
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Psalms 140:2
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As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
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Psalms 140:9
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For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
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Proverbs 4:16
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Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
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Proverbs 6:14
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An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
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Proverbs 6:18, 19
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It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
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Proverbs 10:23
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He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
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Proverbs 11:27
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There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
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Proverbs 12:21
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A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
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Proverbs 13:17
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He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
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Proverbs 17:20
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For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
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Proverbs 24:2
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For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
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Proverbs 24:16
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Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
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Proverbs 28:14
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Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.
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Isaiah 47:11
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None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
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Isaiah 59:4
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Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.
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Ezekiel 7:26
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Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
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Ezekiel 11:2, 3
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And both of these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
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Daniel 11:27
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Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.
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Hosea 7:15
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And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
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Acts 13:10, 11
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Mischief
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