Do not those who devise ¹  evil go astray? But those who plan good exhibit ²  faithful covenant love. ³ 

a heart that devises wicked plans, ¹  feet that are swift to run ²  to evil,

for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm. ¹ 

The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; ¹  the oppressed are trapped ²  by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up. ³ 

For they do not try to make peace with others, ¹  but plan ways to deceive those who are unsuspecting. ² 

The Lord ¹  said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city.

to make artistic designs ¹  for work with gold, with silver, and with bronze,

to design artistic designs, to work in gold, in silver, and in bronze,

A foolish scheme ¹  is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people. ² 

Yes, ¹  they intend to do you harm; ²  they dream up a scheme, ³  but they do not succeed. ⁴ 

he plots evil with perverse thoughts ¹  in his heart, he spreads contention ²  at all times.

“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind, ¹  and you will devise an evil plan.

Why ²  do the nations rebel? ³  Why ⁴  are the countries ⁵  devising ⁶  plots that will fail? ⁷ 

An honorable man makes honorable plans; his honorable character gives him security. ¹ 

All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; ¹  they plan ways to harm me.

No! ¹  You plan how to do what is unjust; ²  you deal out violence in the earth. ³ 

Do not plot ¹  evil against your neighbor when ²  he dwells by you unsuspectingly.

Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, ¹  but those who promote peace ²  have joy.

Although I trained and strengthened them, ¹  they plot evil against me!

But when the matter came to the king’s attention, the king ¹  gave written orders that Haman’s ²  evil intentions that he had devised against the Jews should fall on his own head. He and his sons were hanged on the gallows.