MALICE

- Springs from an evil heart Mt 15:19,20; Ga 5:19 - Forbidden 1Co 14:20; Col 3:8; Eph 4:26,27 - A hindrance to growth in grace 1Pe 2:1,2 - Incompatible with the worship of God 1Co 5:7,8 - Christian liberty not to be a cloak for 1Pe 2:16 - Saints avoid Job 31:29,30; Ps 35:12-14 - THE WICKED . Speak with 3Jo 1:10 . Live in Tit 3:3 . Conceive Ps 7:14 . Filled with Ro 1:29 . Visit saints with Ps 83:3; Mt 22:6 - Pray for those who injure you through Mt 5:44 - Brings its own punishment Ps 7:15,16 - God requites Ps 10:14; Eze 36:5 - Punishment of Am 1:11,12; Ob 1:10-15 - Exemplified . Cain Ge 4:5 . Esau Ge 27:41 . Joseph's brethren Ge 37:19,20 . Saul 1Sa 18:9-11 . Shimei 2Sa 16:5; 1Ki 2:8,9 . Joab 2Sa 3:27; 1Ki 2:5,28-33 . Sanballat Ne 2:10 . Haman Es 3:5,6 . Edomites Eze 35:5 . Presidents, Da 6:4-9 . Herodias Mr 6:19 . Scribes Mr 11:18; Lu 11:54 . Diotrephes 3Jo 1:10

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MALICE. → General scriptures concerning Ge 3:15; Le 19:14,17,18; De 27:17,18; 32:32,33; 2Ki 6:21,22; Job 15:35; 31:29,30; Ps 4:2; 7:14-16; 10:7-10,14; 21:11; 22:7,8; 35:15,16,19-21; 38:16,19; 41:5-8; 55:3,10,11; 56:5,6; 57:4,6; 59:3,4,6,7; 62:3,4; 64:2-6; 69:4,10-12,26; 70:2,3; 71:10,11,13,24; 74:20; 86:14; 102:8; 109:2-5,16-18; 119:78,150; 140:1-4; Pr 4:16,17; 6:14-16,18,19; 10:6,12; 11:17; 12:10; 14:17,22; 15:17; 16:30; 17:5; 20:22; 21:10; 24:8,17,18,29; 26:2,27; 28:10; 30:14; Isa 29:20,21; 32:6; 59:4-7; Jer 20:10; La 4:3,4; Eze 18:18; 25:3,6,7,12,15,17; 26:2,3; Am 1:11; Mic 2:1; Zec 7:10; 8:17; Mt 5:38-41; 6:15; 18:28-35; 26:52; Mr 15:10; Lu 6:29; Joh 8:44; 18:22,23; Ac 23:12-14; Ro 1:29-32; 12:19; 1Co 5:8; 14:20; Ga 5:19-21; Eph 4:31; Php 1:15,16; Col 3:8; 1Th 5:15; Tit 3:3; Jas 1:21; 2:13; 1Pe 2:1; 3:9; 1Jo 2:9,11; 3:10,13-15; 4:20; 3Jo 1:10 → See CONSPIRACY → See HATRED → See HOMICIDE → See JEALOUSY → See REVENGE → INSTANCES OF
* Cain toward Abel Ge 4:8
* Ishmael toward Sarah Ge 21:9
* Sarah toward Hagar Ge 21:10
* Philistines toward Isaac Ge 26
* Esau toward Jacob Ge 27:41
* Joseph's brothers toward Joseph Ge 37; 42:21
* Potiphar's wife toward Joseph Ge 39:14-20
* Ammonites toward the Israelites De 23:3,4
* Saul toward David 1Sa 18:8-29; 19; 20:30-33; 22:6-18; 23:7-23; 26:18
* David toward Michal 2Sa 6:21-23
* David toward Joab 1Ki 2:5,6
* Shimei 1Ki 2:8,9
* Shimei toward David 2Sa 16:5-8
* Ahithophel toward David 2Sa 17:1-3
* Jezebel toward Elijah 1Ki 19:1,2
* Ahaziah toward Elijah 2Ki 1
* Jehoram toward Elisha 2Ki 6:31
* Samaritans toward the Jews Ezr 4; Ne 2:10; 4; 6
* Haman toward Mordecai Es 3:5-15; 5:9-14
* Jeremiah's enemies Jer 26:8-11; 38
* Nebuchadrezzar toward Zedekiah Jer 52:10,11
* Daniel's enemies Da 6:4-9
* Herodias toward John Mt 14:3-10; Mr 6:24-28
* Herod Antipas toward Jesus Lu 23:11
* The Jewish leaders toward Jesus Mt 27:18; Mr 12:12; 15:10; Lu 11:53,54
* James and John toward the Samaritans Lu 9:54
* Jews toward Paul Ac 17:5; 23:12; 25:3
* Masters of the sorcerous damsel toward Paul Ac 16:19-24

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malice. Malice, n. ill design or intention, spite, hatred

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Mal″ice (măl″ĭs), n. [[F. malice, fr. L. malitia, from malus bad, ill, evil, prob. orig., dirty, black; cf. Gr. μέλασ black, Skr. mala dirt. Cf. Mauger.]] 1. 1. Enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; a spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another; a disposition to injure another; a malignant design of evil. “Nor set down aught in malice.” Shak.
Envy, hatred, and malice are three distinct passions of the mind. Ld. Holt. 2. 2. (Law) Any wicked or mischievous intention of the mind; a depraved inclination to mischief; an intention to vex, annoy, or injure another person, or to do a wrongful act without just cause or cause or excuse; a wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others; willfulness.
Malice aforethought or prepense, malice previously and deliberately entertained. Syn. — Spite; ill will; malevolence; grudge; pique; bitterness; animosity; malignity; maliciousness; rancor; virulence. See Spite. — Malevolence, Malignity, Malignancy. Malice is a stronger word than malevolence, which may imply only a desire that evil may befall another, while malice desires, and perhaps intends, to bring it about. Malignity is intense and deepseated malice. It implies a natural delight in hating and wronging others. One who is malignant must be both malevolent and malicious; but a man may be malicious without being malignant. Proud tyrants who maliciously destroy And ride o'er ruins with malignant joy. Somerville. in some connections, malignity seems rather more pertinently applied to a radical depravity of nature, and malignancy to indications of this depravity, in temper and conduct in particular instances. Cogan.