Isaiah 32:7

The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 59:4 Parallel

Isaiah 59:4 directly continues the theme of conceiving mischief and speaking lies in legal contexts, matching the scoundrel's devices.

Isaiah 59:3 Parallel

Isaiah 59:3 expands on the lying lips and defiled hands that accompany the scoundrel's evil schemes.

Isaiah 5:23 Parallel

In Isaiah 5:23, the wicked acquit the guilty for a bribe and deny justice to the innocent — mirroring the scoundrel's lying schemes against the needy.

Isaiah 1:23 Parallel

In Isaiah 1:23, rulers love bribes and neglect the fatherless — the same corrupt oppression of the poor condemned here.

Acts 6:11-13 shows false witnesses plotting against Stephen, replicating the scoundrel's method of destroying the righteous with lies.

1 Kings 21:10-14 gives the classic example of Jezebel using false witnesses to destroy Naboth, mirroring the scoundrel's lying schemes.

In Matthew 26:59, the council seeks false testimony to condemn Jesus — exactly the scoundrel's use of lying words to destroy innocent.

Micah 7:3 Parallel

In Micah 7:3, princes and judges ask for bribes and weave evil together — a direct parallel to the scoundrel's corrupt schemes against the poor.

Jeremiah 18:18 shows people plotting with their tongues against Jeremiah, a direct parallel to the scoundrel's lying words here.

In Jeremiah 5:26-28, wicked men grow rich by not defending the fatherless or needy — the same injustice against the poor seen here.

Psalm 82:2-5 echoes God's indictment of unjust judges who oppress the needy, matching the scoundrel's schemes against the poor.

Psalm 64:4 Parallel

In Psalm 64:4, the wicked shoot from ambush at the blameless — similar hidden attacks (here arrows) against the innocent, parallel to lying words.

In Psalm 10:7-10, the wicked lurk to seize the poor using deceit and ambush — a vivid parallel to the scoundrel's schemes against the helpless.

Proverbs 30:14 depicts teeth like swords to devour the poor — strong parallel to Isaiah's scoundrel who ruins the needy.

Proverbs 24:8 says whoever plans evil will be called a schemer — directly matching Isaiah's scoundrel who devises wicked plans.

Proverbs 14:22 contrasts those who devise evil with those who devise good — echoing Isaiah's theme of wicked plotting with a moral outcome.

Proverbs 14:17 explicitly mentions a man of 'evil devices' — the same Hebrew root as Isaiah's 'devises wicked plans', strengthening the parallel.

Psalm 10:9 Parallel

In Psalm 10:9, the wicked likewise ambush the poor like a lion — same predatory imagery and targeting of the needy.

Proverbs 6:14 describes one who 'devises evil' and sows discord — parallel to the scoundrel's wicked schemes, though focused on strife.

Amos 8:4 Parallel

Amos 8:4 condemns those who trample the needy—the same oppressive spirit as the scoundrel described here.

Jeremiah 11:19 uses 'devised schemes' against the prophet — similar language of plotting evil, though target is Jeremiah not the poor.