Plans of evil men

Job 12:17-18
17 He leads [great and scheming] counselors awa stri!!ed and barefoot and ma"es the
#udges fools [in human estimation$ b overthrowing their !lans]%
18 He looses the fetters [ordered] b "ings and has [the] waistcloth [of a slave] bound
about their [own] loins
Job 18:&-7
& 'es$ the light of the wic"ed shall be !ut out$ and the flame of his fire shall not shine%
[Prov 1(:)* 2+:2,%] - .he light shall be dar" in his dwelling$ and his lam! beside him
shall be !ut out% [Ps 18:28%] 7 .he ste!s of his strength shall be shortened$ and his own
counsel and the !lans in which he trusted shall bring about his downfall
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( 0nd the s!irit of the 1g!tians within them will become e2hausted and em!tied out and
will fail$ and / will destro their counsel and confound their !lans* and the will see"
counsel from the idols and the sorcerers$ and from those having familiar s!irits 3the
mediums4 and the wi5ards
/sa +7:1(
1( 'ou are wearied with our man counsels and !lans% 6et now the astrologers$ the
starga5ers$ and the monthl !rognosticators stand u! and ma"e "nown to ou and save
ou from the things that shall come u!on ou
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& .he hired counselors to wor" against them and frustrate their !lans during the entire
reign of 7rus "ing of Persia and down to the reign of 8arius "ing of Persia%
- 0t the beginning of the reign of 9er2es$ the lodged an accusation against the !eo!le of
Judah and Jerusalem%
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Job &:12-1+
He thwarts the !lans of the craft$
so that their hands achieve no success%
1( He catches the wise in their craftiness$
and the schemes of the wil are swe!t awa%
1+ 8ar"ness comes u!on them in the datime*
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Ps ((:1,-12
.he 6ord foils the !lans of the nations*
he thwarts the !ur!oses of the !eo!les%
11 <ut the !lans of the 6ord stand firm forever$
the !ur!oses of his heart through all generations%
12 <lessed is the nation whose =od is the 6ord$
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Ps -+:&-7
.he encourage each other in evil !lans$
the tal" about hiding their snares*
the sa$ >?ho will see them@>
- .he !lot in#ustice and sa$
>?e have devised a !erfect !lanA>
Burel the mind and heart of man are cunning%
7 <ut =od will shoot them with arrows*
suddenl the will be struc" down%
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Ps 1+,:1-&
rescue me$ C 6ord$ from evil men*
!rotect me from men of violence$
2 who devise evil !lans in their hearts
and stir u! war ever da%
( .he ma"e their tongues as shar! as a ser!entDs*
the !oison of vi!ers is on their li!s%
Belah
+ Eee! me$ C 6ord$ from the hands of the wic"ed*
!rotect me from men of violence
who !lan to tri! m feet%
& Proud men have hidden a snare for me*
the have s!read out the cords of their net
and have set tra!s for me along m !ath%
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Prov 1-:1-2
Fortals ma"e elaborate !lans$
but =od has the last word%
2 Humans are satisfied with whatever loo"s good*
=od !robes for what is good%
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Peterson% 0ll rights reserved%4
Ps 1,:7-1-
7 .heir mouths are full of !rofanit and lies and fraud% .he are alwas boasting of their
evil !lans% 8 .he lur" in dar" alles of the cit and murder !assersb% ) 6i"e lions the
crouch silentl$ waiting to !ounce u!on the !oor% 6i"e hunters the catch their victims in
their tra!s% 1, .he unfortunate are overwhelmed b their su!erior strength and fall
beneath their blows% 11 >=od isnDt watching$> the sa to themselves* >heDll never "nowA>
12 C 6ord$ ariseA C =od$ crush themA 8onDt forget the !oor or anone else in need% 1(
?h do ou let the wic"ed get awa with this contem!t for =od@ Hor the thin" that =od
will never call them to account% 1+ 6ord$ ou see what the are doing% 'ou have noted
each evil act% 'ou "now what trouble and grief the have caused% :ow !unish them% C
6ord$ the !oor man trusts himself to ou* ou are "nown as the hel!er of the hel!less% 1&
<rea" the arms of these wic"ed men% =o after them until the last of them is destroed%
1- .he 6ord is Eing forever and forever% .hose who follow other gods shall be swe!t
from his land%
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Ps )+:21-2(
do ou a!!rove of those who condemn the innocent to death@ :oA .he 6ord m =od is
m fortress-the might Ioc" where / can hide% 2( =od has made the sins of evil men to
boomerang u!on themA He will destro them b their own !lans% Jehovah our =od will
cut them off%
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Prov 22:12
12 .he 6ord !reserves the u!right but ruins the !lans of the wic"ed%
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1 7or 1:1)
Hor =od sas$ >/ will destro all human !lans of salvation no matter how wise the seem
to be$ and ignore the best ideas of men$ even the most brilliant of them%>
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Ps (&:1--
Plead m cause$ C 6ord$ with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight
against me%
2 .a"e hold of shield and buc"ler$ and stand u! for mine hel!%
( 8raw out also the s!ear$ and sto! the wa against them that !ersecute me: sa unto m
soul$ / am th salvation%
+ 6et them be confounded and !ut to shame that see" after m soul: let them be turned
bac" and brought to confusion that devise m hurt%
& 6et them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the 6ord chase them%
- 6et their wa be dar" and sli!!er: and let the angel of the 6ord !ersecute them%
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15e" 27:1,
1, .he of Persia and of 6ud and of Phut were in thine arm$ th men of war: the
hanged the shield and helmet in thee* the set forth th comeliness%
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15e" 27:27-2)
27 .h riches$ and th fairs$ th merchandise$ th mariners$ and th !ilots$ th cal"ers$
and the occu!iers of th merchandise$ and all th men of war$ that are in thee$ and in all
th com!an which is in the midst of thee$ shall fall into the midst of the seas in the da
of th ruin%
28 .he suburbs shall sha"e at the sound of the cr of th !ilots%
2) 0nd all that handle the oar$ the mariners$ and all the !ilots of the sea$ shall come down
from their shi!s$ the shall stand u!on the land*
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15e" 28:8
8 .he shall bring thee down to the !it$ and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are
slain in the midst of the seas%
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15e" 28:18
18 .hou hast defiled th sanctuaries b the multitude of thine iniJuities$ b the iniJuit of
th traffic"* therefore will / bring forth a fire from the midst of thee$ it shall devour thee$
and / will bring thee to ashes u!on the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee%
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15e" (2:22-2(
22 0sshur is there and all her com!an: his graves are about him: all of them slain$ fallen
b the sword:
2( ?hose graves are set in the sides of the !it$ and her com!an is round about her grave:
all of them slain$ fallen b the sword$ which caused terror in the land of the living%
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15e" (2:(2
(2 Hor / have caused m terror in the land of the living: and he shall be laid in the midst
of the uncircumcised with them that are slain with the sword$ even Pharaoh and all his
multitude$ saith the 6ord =od%
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