Psalm 7:14
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Cross-references
In Psalm 10:7, the wicked's speech is full of mischief and deceit, echoing the 'mischief' conceived in Psalm 7:14.
In Psalm 28:3, the wicked have mischief in their hearts while speaking peace — matching the inward conception of mischief in Psalm 7:14.
In Psalm 52:1, the wicked boasts in mischief — directly related to the conception of mischief in Psalm 7:14.
In Psalm 52:5, God's judgment on the wicked follows their mischief — the consequence of the evil conceived in Psalm 7:14.
Job 15:35 uses identical language: 'conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity' — directly paralleling the wicked's sinful labor.
Isaiah 59:4 repeats 'conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity' — a direct verbal parallel to the wicked's actions here.
James 1:15 uses the same conception-to-birth progression: lust conceives sin, which brings death — a NT echo of this OT principle.
In Job 4:8, the same principle of evil begetting evil is expressed with a farming metaphor — those who sow wickedness reap it.
Proverbs 24:2 describes hearts devising violence and lips speaking trouble — directly mirrors conceiving evil and birthing lies here.
Jeremiah 9:5 depicts everyone lying and wearying in iniquity — same pattern of conceiving evil and producing lies.
Micah 2:1 condemns those who devise wickedness and carry it out — parallels the conception and birth of evil here.
Acts 5:4 reveals Ananias contrived a lie in his heart — same inner conception of deceit that gives birth to lies here.
Isaiah 33:11 uses the same conception/birth metaphor for wicked plans: 'conceive chaff, give birth to stubble' — a parallel image of futile evil.
Isaiah 59:5 continues the metaphor with hatching adders' eggs — illustrating the deadly offspring of wicked schemes.