Bible Verses About Suspicion
This collection includes 50 passages about Suspicion. Copy a verse or open its chapter for context.
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Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
Scripture Passages
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:
I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.
Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.
Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.
For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
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