But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.
And that will be my salvation, for an evil-doer would not come before him,
What is the number of my evil-doings and my sins? give me knowledge of them.
How much less one who is disgusting and unclean, a man who takes in evil like water!
The evil man is in pain all his days, and the number of the years stored up for the cruel is small.
For the band of the evil-doers gives no fruit, and the tents of those who give wrong decisions for reward are burned with fire.
Evil has made them with child, and they give birth to trouble; and the fruit of their body is shame for themselves.
God gives me over to the power of sinners, sending me violently into the hands of evil-doers.
The upright are surprised at this, and he who has done no wrong is troubled because of the evil-doers.
Why are you cruel to me, like God, for ever saying evil against me?
That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute?
Though evil-doing is sweet in his mouth, and he keeps it secretly under his tongue;
This is the reward of the evil man, and the heritage given to him by God.
Why is life given to the evil-doers? why do they become old and strong in power?
Truly, is not their well-being in their power? (The purpose of the evil-doers is far from me.)
How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath take them with cords?
For you say, Where is the house of the ruler, and where is the tent of the evil-doer?
How the evil man goes free in the day of trouble, and has salvation in the day of wrath?
Is not your evil-doing great? and there is no end to your sins.
Will you keep the old way by which evil men went?
Though he made their houses full of good things: but the purpose of the evil-doers is far from me!
If you come back to the Ruler of all, making yourself low before him; if you put evil far away from your tents;
The landmarks are changed by evil men, they violently take away flocks, together with their keepers.
Let my hater be like the evil man, and let him who comes against me be as the sinner.
This is the punishment of the evil-doer from God, and the heritage given to the cruel by the Ruler of all.
And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
By me the great teeth of the evil-doer were broken, and I made him give up what he had violently taken away.
For I was looking for good, and evil came; I was waiting for light, and it became dark.
Is it not trouble for the sinner, and destruction for the evil-doers?
If I was glad at the trouble of my hater, and gave cries of joy when evil overtook him;
If I kept my evil doings covered, and my sin in the secret of my breast,
Then in place of grain let thorns come up, and in place of barley evil-smelling plants.
I am clean, without sin; I am washed, and there is no evil in me:
In order that man may be turned from his evil works, and that pride may be taken away from him;
And goes in the company of evil-doers, walking in the way of sinners?
Now then, you wise, take note; you men of knowledge, give ear to me. Let it be far from God to do evil, and from the ruler of all to do wrong.
Truly, God does not do evil, and the Ruler of all is not a false judge.
How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil?
He who says to a king, You are an evil-doer; and to rulers, You are sinners;
There is no dark place, and no thick cloud, in which the workers of evil may take cover.
The evil-doers are broken by his wrath, he puts his hand on them with force before the eyes of all onlookers.
May Job be tested to the end, because his answers have been like those of evil men.
Your evil-doing may have an effect on a man like yourself, or your righteousness on a son of man.
There they are crying out because of the pride of the evil-doers, but he gives them no answer.
Then he makes clear to them what they have done, even their evil works in which they have taken pride.
Their ear is open to his teaching, and he gives them orders so that their hearts may be turned from evil.
Take care not to be turned to sin, for you have taken evil for your part in place of sorrow.
So that it might take a grip of the skirts of the earth, shaking all the evil-doers out of it?
And from the evil-doers their light is kept back, and the arm of pride is broken.
And all his brothers and sisters, and his friends of earlier days, came and took food with him in his house; and made clear their grief for him, and gave him comfort for all the evil which the Lord had sent on him; and they all gave him a bit of money and a gold ring.
Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.
The evil-doers are not so; but are like the dust from the grain, which the wind takes away.
For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,
Come to me, Lord; keep me safe, O my God; for you have given all my haters blows on their face-bones; the teeth of the evil-doers have been broken by you.
For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wrongdoing; there is no evil with you.
The sons of pride have no place before you; you are a hater of all workers of evil.
For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.
Send them to destruction, O Lord; let their evil designs be the cause of their fall; let them be forced out by all their sins; because they have gone against your authority.
Go from me, all you workers of evil; for the Lord has given ear to the voice of my weeping.
If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;
O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.
God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day.
If a man is not turned from his evil, he will make his sword sharp; his bow is bent and ready.
That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.
The Lord has given knowledge of himself through his judging: the evil-doer is taken in the net which his hands had made. (Higgaion. Selah.)
The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.
For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.
The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.
Why has the evil-doer a low opinion of God, saying in his heart, You will not make search for it?
Let the arm of the sinner and the evil-doer be broken; go on searching for his sin till there is no more.
See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.
On the evil-doer he will send down fire and flames, and a burning wind; with these will their cup be full.
The sinners are walking on every side, and evil is honoured among the children of men.
<To the chief music-maker. Of David.> The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
Have all the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food as they would take bread; they make no prayer to the Lord.
Whose tongue is not false, who does no evil to his friend, and does not take away the good name of his neighbour;
You have put my heart to the test, searching me in the night; you have put me to the test and seen no evil purpose in me; I will keep my mouth from sin.
From the evil-doers who are violent to me, and from those who are round me, desiring my death.
Up! Lord, come out against him, make him low, with your sword be my saviour from the evil-doer.
The cords of death were round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear.
Who has full knowledge of his errors? make me clean from secret evil.
For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.
Dogs have come round me: I am shut in by the band of evil-doers; they made wounds in my hands and feet.
Yes, though I go through the valley of deep shade, I will have no fear of evil; for you are with me, your rod and your support are my comfort.
In whose hands are evil designs, and whose right hands take money for judging falsely.
When evil-doers, even my haters, came on me to put an end to me, they were broken and put to shame.
Do not take me away with the sinners and the workers of evil, who say words of peace to their neighbours, but evil is in their hearts.
Give them the right reward of their acts, and of their evil doings: give them punishment for the works of their hands, let them have their full reward.
Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.
Happy is the man in whom the Lord sees no evil, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.
Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.
The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to take away the memory of them from the earth.
Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.
They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.
For they do not say words of peace; in their deceit they are designing evil things against the quiet ones in the land.
<To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David.> The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.
In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.
He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.
Let not the foot of pride come against me, or the hand of the evil-doers put me out of my place.
There the workers of evil have come down: they have been made low, and will not be lifted up.
<Of David.> Do not be angry because of the wrongdoers, or have envy of the workers of evil.
Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.
For the evil-doers will be cut off: but those who have faith in the Lord will have the earth for their heritage.
For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there.
The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.
The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.
The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.
For the arms of the evil-doers will be broken: but the Lord is the support of the good.
They will not be shamed in the evil time, and in the days when all are in need of food they will have enough.
Be turned from evil, and do good; and your place will be for ever.
For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off.
Be waiting for the Lord, and keep his way; and you will be lifted up, and have the land for your heritage: when the evil-doers are cut off, you will see it.
I have seen the evil-doer in great power, covering the earth like a great tree.
And the Lord will be their help, and keep them safe: he will take them out of the hands of the evil-doers, and be their saviour, because they had faith in him.
My wounds are poisoned and evil-smelling, because of my foolish behaviour.
Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit.
They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.
Make me free from all my sins; do not let me be shamed by the man of evil behaviour.
For unnumbered evils are round about me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I am bent down with their weight; they are more than the hairs of my head, my strength is gone because of them.
My haters say evil against me, When will he be dead, and his name come to an end?
If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.
They say, He has an evil disease, which will not let him go: and now that he is down he will not get up again.
Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.
You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil: and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head, lifting you high over all other kings.
What cause have I for fear in the days of evil, when the evil-doing of those who are working for my downfall is round about me?
You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.
You say evil of your brother; you make false statements against your mother's son.
Let all my wrongdoing be washed away, and make me clean from evil.
Against you, you only, have I done wrong, working that which is evil in your eyes; so that your words may be seen to be right, and you may be clear when you are judging.
Truly, I was formed in evil, and in sin did my mother give me birth.
You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)
<To the chief music-maker; put to Mahalath. Maschil. Of David.> The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
Have the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food, as they would take bread; they make no prayer to God.
Let the evil works of my haters come back on them again; let them be cut off by your good faith.
I am troubled because of the voice of the cruel ones, because of the loud cry of the evil-doers; for they put a weight of evil on me, and they are cruel in their hate for me.
Evil is there; cruel rule and deceit are ever in the streets.
For it was not my hater who said evil of me; that would have been no grief to me; it was not one outside the number of my friends who made himself strong against me, or I would have kept myself from him in a secret place;
Let the hand of death come on them suddenly, and let them go down living into the underworld; because evil is in their houses and in their hearts.
Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
By evil-doing they will not get free from punishment. In wrath, O God, let the peoples be made low.
The purposes of your hearts are evil; your hands are full of cruel doings on the earth.
The evil-doers are strange from the first; from the hour of their birth they go out of the true way, saying false words.
The upright man will be glad when he sees their punishment; his feet will be washed in the blood of the evil-doer.
Take me out of the power of the workers of evil, and keep me safe from the men of blood.
For see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord.
How long will you go on designing evil against a man? running against him as against a broken wall, which is on the point of falling?
Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.
Keep me safe from the secret purpose of wrongdoers; from the band of the workers of evil;
They make themselves strong in an evil purpose; they make holes for secret nets; they say, Who will see it,
The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.
Evils have overcome us: but as for our sins, you will take them away.
The heads of the haters of God will be crushed; even the head of him who still goes on in his evil ways.
When I put on the clothing of grief, they said evil of me.
Let those who go after my soul have shame and trouble; let those who have evil designs against me be turned back and made foolish.
O my God, take me out of the hand of the sinner, out of the hand of the evil and cruel man.
For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,
Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.
My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.
He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.
Their thoughts are deep with evil designs; their talk from their seats of power is of cruel acts.
Till I went into God's holy place, and saw the end of the evil-doers.
Go up and see the unending destruction; all the evil which your haters have done in the holy place;
Keep this in mind, O Lord, that your haters have said cruel things, and that your name has been looked down on by a people of evil behaviour.
Up! O God, be the judge of your cause; keep in mind the bitter things which the man of evil behaviour says against you every day.
He sent on them the heat of his wrath, his bitter disgust, letting loose evil angels among them.
So I gave them up to the desires of their hearts; that they might go after their evil purposes.
How long will you go on judging falsely, having respect for the persons of evil-doers? (Selah.)
Be the saviour of the poor and those who have nothing: take them out of the hand of the evil-doers.
For my soul is full of evils, and my life has come near to the underworld.
The deceit of those who are against him will not overcome him; he will not be troubled by the sons of evil.
Then I will send punishment on them for their sin; my rod will be the reward of their evil-doing.
You have put our evil doings before you, our secret sins in the light of your face.
Make us glad in reward for the days of our sorrow, and for the years in which we have seen evil.
You will have no fear of the evil things of the night, or of the arrow in flight by day,
Only with your eyes will you see the reward of the evil-doers.
No evil will come on you, and no disease will come near your tent.
When the sinners come up like the grass, and all the workers of evil do well for themselves, it is so that their end may be eternal destruction.
For see! your haters, O Lord, will be put to death; all the workers of evil will be put to flight;
My eyes have seen trouble come on my haters; my ears have news of the fate of the evil-doers who have come up against me.
Words of pride come from their lips; all the workers of evil say great things of themselves.
So that you may give him rest from the days of evil, till a hole is made ready for the destruction of the sinners.
Who will give me help against the sinners? and who will be my support against the workers of evil?
What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?
And he has made their evil designs come back on themselves, cutting them off in their sin; the Lord our God will put an end to them.
You who are lovers of the Lord, be haters of evil; he keeps the souls of his saints; he takes them out of the hand of sinners.
I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.
The false heart I will send away from me: I will not have an evil-doer for a friend.
I will put to death anyone who says evil of his neighbour secretly; the man with a high look and a heart of pride is disgusting to me.
Morning by morning will I put to death all the sinners in the land, so that all evil-doers may be cut off from Jerusalem.
My haters say evil of me all day; those who are violent against me make use of my name as a curse.
Let sinners be cut off from the earth, and let all evil-doers come to an end. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. Give praise to the Lord.
We are sinners like our fathers, we have done wrong, our acts are evil.
They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.
They even made offerings of their sons and their daughters to evil spirits,
So they became unclean through their works, going after their evil desires.
They have put on me evil for good; hate in exchange for my love.
Put an evil man over him; and let one be placed at his right hand to say evil of him.
Let this be the reward given to my haters from the Lord, and to those who say evil of my soul.
He will have no fear of evil news; his heart is fixed, for his hope is in the Lord.
The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.
They do no evil; they go in his ways.
Rulers make evil designs against me; but your servant gives thought to your rules.
Let my heart be turned to your unchanging word, and not to evil desire.
The cords of evil-doers are round me; but I have kept in mind your law.
All your teachings are certain; they go after me with evil design; give me your help.
I have kept back my feet from all evil ways, so that I might be true to your word.
Go far from me, you evil-doers; so that I may keep the teachings of my God.
Those who have evil designs against me come near; they are far from your law.
Salvation is far from evil-doers; for they have made no search for your rules.
The Lord will keep you safe from all evil; he will take care of your soul.
For the rod of sinners will not be resting on the heritage of the upright; so that the upright may not put out their hands to evil.
But as for such as are turned out of the straight way, the Lord will take them away with the workers of evil. Let peace be on Israel.
The Lord is true: the cords of the evil-doers are broken in two.
For they go against you with evil designs, and your haters make sport of your name.
<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> O Lord, take me out of the power of the evil man; keep me safe from the violent man:
For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war.
O Lord, give not the wrongdoer his desire; give him no help in his evil designs, or he may be uplifted in pride. (Selah.)
As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.
Let not a man of evil tongue be safe on earth: let destruction overtake the violent man with blow on blow.
Keep my heart from desiring any evil thing, or from taking part in the sins of the evil-doers with men who do wrong: and let me have no part in their good things.
Let the upright give me punishment; and let the god-fearing man put me in the right way; but I will not let the oil of sinners come on my head: when they do evil I will give myself to prayer.
Keep me from the net which they have put down for me, and from the designs of the workers of evil.
The evil man has gone after my soul; my life is crushed down to the earth: he has put me in the dark, like those who have long been dead.
For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.
But whoever gives ear to me will take his rest safely, living in peace without fear of evil.
He has salvation stored up for the upright, he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no evil;
Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;
Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;
Whose ways are not straight, and whose footsteps are turned to evil:
Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:
Have no fear of sudden danger, or of the storm which will come on evil-doers:
Do not make evil designs against your neighbour, when he is living with you without fear.
The curse of the Lord is on the house of the evil-doer, but his blessing is on the tent of the upright.
Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men.
For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.
The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.
Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.
Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.
I was in almost all evil in the company of the people.
The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin.
A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;
His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.
A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;
They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the strange woman.
The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.
But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.
The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.
The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.
The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.
The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.
Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.
It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.
The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.
The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.
The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.
The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.
The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.
The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.
The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.
The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.
At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.
With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.
By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.
So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.
Certainly the evil-doer will not go free from punishment, but the seed of the upright man will be safe.
The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.
If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!
A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.
No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.
The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.
Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.
An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.
Deceit is in the heart of those whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy.
No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.
The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.
In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.
The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.
Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.
To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.
Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.
The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.
The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.
The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.
Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good.
The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.
The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.
All the days of the troubled are evil; but he whose heart is glad has an unending feast.
Evil designs are disgusting to the Lord, but the words of the clean-hearted are pleasing.
The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.
The Lord has made everything for his purpose, even the sinner for the day of evil.
By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.
Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.
The highway of the upright is to be turned away from evil: he who takes care of his way will keep his soul.
A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.
A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.
A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.
He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.
A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.
If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.
He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.
Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.
When the evil-doer comes, a low opinion comes with him, and with the loss of honour comes shame.
To have respect for the person of the evil-doer is not good, or to give a wrong decision against the upright.
The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, and go down into the inner parts of the stomach.
The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.
A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.
A king on the seat of judging puts to flight all evil with his eyes.
Do not say, I will give punishment for evil: go on waiting for the Lord, and he will be your saviour.
A wise king puts evil-doers to flight, and makes their evil-doing come back on them.
By the wounds of the rod evil is taken away, and blows make clean the deepest parts of the body.
A high look and a heart of pride, *** of the evil-doer is sin.
By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.
The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.
The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.
It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.
The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.
The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose!
The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.
The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.
Do not take the food of him who has an evil eye, or have any desire for his delicate meat:
Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:
He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.
Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:
For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.
For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.
Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:
For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.
He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.
Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.
Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.
As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.
Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.
The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.
Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.
When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:
The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.
Those who have no respect for the law give praise to the evil-doer; but such as keep the law are against him.
Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.
Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.
When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.
Like a loud-voiced lion and a wandering bear, is an evil ruler over a poor people.
When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover; but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.
When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.
In the steps of an evil man there is a net for him, but the upright man gets away quickly and is glad.
The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.
Men of blood are haters of the good man, and evil-doers go after his soul.
If a ruler gives attention to false words, all his servants are evil-doers.
When evil men are in power, wrongdoing is increased; but the upright will have pleasure when they see their downfall.
An evil man is disgusting to the upright, and he who is upright is disgusting to evil-doers.
Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.
If you have done foolishly in lifting yourself up, or if you have had evil designs, put your hand over your mouth.
She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.
So I was hating life, because everything under the sun was evil to me: all is to no purpose and desire for wind.
Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will have it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil.
And again, I saw under the sun, in the place of the judges, that evil was there; and in the place of righteousness, that evil was there.
And again I saw all the cruel things which are done under the sun; there was the weeping of those who have evil done to them, and they had no comforter: and from the hands of the evil-doers there went out power, but they had no comforter.
Most of the teaching of Jesus are recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The Complete Sayings of Jesus presents every word spoken by Jesus in one place and provides an index to assist in finding specific ocassions, places and/or events. It is a must read aid for serious Bible study.
He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, saith the Lord. These are the words of Christ; and they direct us to imitate his life and character. The Imitation of Christ is guide to following the example of Jesus Christ. Let it be our most earnest study to dwell upon the life and example of Jesus.
The Apocrypha books are 14 books that were included between the old and new testaments in the original King James Version of the bible and many others. Church leaders agreed that these books were valuable for instruction in life and manners, but did not all agree that they should be considered cannon.
The Childrens Bible provides bible lessons from the Old and New testaments. There are 216 stories written in plain english. The stories are easy to read and understand but they are not just for childern. It is a pleasure to read and enjoy these important stories.
Let us love one another, for love comes from God and every one who loves is a child of God and knows God. He who loves not man does not know God, for God is love. God showed his love for us, for he sent his only Son into the world that through him we might have life. Love the stranger.
In Mark 12:30 Jesus said;
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment.
And the second Mark 12:31 [is] like, [namely] this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
The Gospel of The Birth of Mary was attributed to St. Matthew and was received as genuine and authentic by early Christians. It is to be found in the works of Jerome, a Father of the Church in the 4th century and is translated from his collection.
The Book of Enoch is ascribed to the great-grandfather of Noah and is included in the cannon of some churches. It describes the fall of the angels (watchers), visions of heaven and hell and the birth of Noah. Quotes from the book of Enoch are found in the New Testament.
The First Book of Adam and Eve. Books 1 begins immediately after the expulsion from the Garden of Eden. We learn about the fall but also of the promise to save Adam and his decendents. The story depicts mans struggle against evil, the devil and sin.
The Second Book of Adam and Eve. Discusses Adam's sorrow and death. The history of the patriarchs who lived before the Flood until the birth of Noah; the children of Seth on Mount Hermon and Cain's death. It ends with the testament and translation of Enoch.
The Infancy of Jesus Christ (Infancy Gospel of Thomas) relates the life of Jesus from the ages of five to twelve. It is believed that the document was transcribed from oral traditions some time prior to the second century. The ancient writing is possibly Gnostic and many early church leaders considered it heretical.
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