Isaiah 59:4
No one bringeth his suit with justice, And no one pleadeth with truth; They trust in vain words, and speak lies; They conceive mischief, and bring forth destruction.
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Job 15:35They conceive mischief, and bring forth misery, And their breast deviseth deceit.”
Psalms 7:15He made a pit and digged it. And is fallen into the ditch which he made.
Psalms 62:4They study how to cast me down from my eminence; They delight in falsehood; They bless with their mouths, but in their hearts they curse.
Proverbs 4:16For they sleep not, unless they have done mischief; Yea, their sleep is taken away, unless they have caused some to fall.
Isaiah 33:11Ye shall conceive chaff, and bring forth stubble; Your own wrath is the fire which shall devour you.
Isaiah 59:13We have rebelled, and proved false to Jehovah; We have departed from our God; We have spoken violence and rebellion; Our hearts have conceived and brought forth words of falsehood.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 59:2-9
The Prevalence and Effects of Sin. ( b. c. 706.) 1 Behold, the Lord 's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: 2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. 3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness. 4 None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak… Read the whole commentary →