Genesis 8:21
8:21 And the
Lord smelled the soothing aroma
and said
to himself,
“I will never again curse
the ground because of humankind, even though
the inclination of their minds
is evil from childhood on.
I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done.
Deuteronomy 15:9
15:9 Be careful lest you entertain the wicked thought that the seventh year, the year of cancellation of debts, has almost arrived, and your attitude
be wrong toward your impoverished fellow Israelite
and you do not lend
him anything; he will cry out to the
Lord against you and you will be regarded as having sinned.
Psalms 139:2
139:2 You know when I sit down and when I get up;
even from far away you understand my motives.
Proverbs 15:26
15:26 The Lord abhors the plans of the wicked,
but pleasant words are pure.
Proverbs 24:9
24:9 A foolish scheme is sin,
and the scorner is an abomination to people.
Isaiah 55:7
55:7 The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle
and sinful people their plans.
They should return to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them,
and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.
Isaiah 59:7
59:7 They are eager to do evil,
quick to shed innocent blood.
Their thoughts are sinful;
they crush and destroy.
Jeremiah 4:14
4:14 “Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil
so that you may yet be delivered.
How long will you continue to harbor up
wicked schemes within you?
Matthew 15:19
15:19 For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
Hebrews 4:12
4:12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is able to judge the desires and thoughts of the heart.