Psalms 36:4
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Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
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For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,
Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.
Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.
He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?