Psalms 35:8

American Standard Version (1901)

Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.

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  • 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape.
  • 1 Sam 18:17 : 17 And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah's battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
  • 1 Sam 31:2-4 : 2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armorbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.
  • 2 Sam 17:2-4 : 2 and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only; 3 and I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: [so] all the people shall be in peace. 4 And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
  • 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home, unto his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
  • 2 Sam 18:14-15 : 14 Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. 15 And ten young men that bare Joab's armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
  • Ps 9:15 : 15 The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
  • Ps 57:6 : 6 They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. {{Selah
  • Ps 64:7 : 7 But God will shoot at them; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded.
  • Ps 73:18-20 : 18 Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction. 19 How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.
  • Ps 141:9-9 : 9 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, And from the gins of the workers of iniquity. 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, Whilst that I withal escape.
  • Prov 5:22 : 22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
  • Prov 29:1 : 1 He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
  • Isa 47:11 : 11 Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know the dawning thereof: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it away: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou knowest not.
  • Matt 27:3-5 : 3 Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou [to it] . 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.
  • Luke 21:34 : 34 But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 35:6-7
    2 verses
    82%

    6Let their way be dark and slippery, And the angel of Jehovah pursuing them.

    7For without cause have they hid for me their net [in] a pit; Without cause have they digged [a pit] for my soul.

  • Job 18:7-10
    4 verses
    80%

    7The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.

    8For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.

    9A gin shall take [him] by the heel, [And] a snare shall lay hold on him.

    10A noose is hid for him in the ground, And a trap for him in the way.

  • Ps 141:9-10
    2 verses
    79%

    9Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, And from the gins of the workers of iniquity.

    10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, Whilst that I withal escape.

  • Jer 18:22-23
    2 verses
    78%

    22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

    23Yet, Jehovah, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me; forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight; but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thou with them in the time of thine anger.

  • Ps 140:9-10
    2 verses
    77%

    9As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

    10Let burning coals fall upon them: Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise.

  • Ps 69:22
    77%

    22Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, [let it become] a trap.

  • Ps 9:15
    77%

    15The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

  • Ps 57:6
    77%

    6They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. {{Selah

  • Ps 5:10
    76%

    10Hold them guilty, O God; Let them fall by their own counsels; Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions; For they have rebelled against thee.

  • Ps 55:15
    76%

    15Let death come suddenly upon them, Let them go down alive into Sheol; For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.

  • Prov 6:15
    76%

    15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.

  • Ps 10:8-10
    3 verses
    76%

    8He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In the secret places doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are privily set against the helpless.

    9He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in wait to catch the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.

    10He croucheth, he boweth down, And the helpless fall by his strong ones.

  • Ps 7:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made.

    16His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

  • Ps 35:25
    75%

    25Let them not say in their heart, Aha, so would we have it: Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

  • Ps 109:11
    75%

    11Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; And let strangers make spoil of his labor.

  • Ezek 19:8
    74%

    8Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces; and they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit.

  • Prov 28:10
    74%

    10Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

  • Ps 140:5
    74%

    5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set gins for me. {{Selah

  • Jer 17:18
    74%

    18Let them be put to shame that persecute me, but let not me be put to shame; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed; bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

  • Rom 11:9
    74%

    9And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, And a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them:

  • Ps 109:17
    74%

    17Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.

  • Ps 64:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7But God will shoot at them; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded.

    8So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: All that see them shall wag the head.

  • Prov 1:12
    73%

    12Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, And whole, as those that go down into the pit;

  • Ps 35:4
    73%

    4Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul: Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.

  • Ps 109:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7When he is judged, let him come forth guilty; And let his prayer be turned into sin.

    8Let his days be few; [And] let another take his office.

  • Ps 58:7
    73%

    7Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.

  • Ps 73:18
    73%

    18Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction.

  • Eccl 10:8
    73%

    8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.

  • Ps 40:14
    73%

    14Let them be put to shame and confounded together That seek after my soul to destroy it: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.

  • Ps 59:12
    73%

    12[ For] the sin of their mouth, [and] the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak.

  • Job 27:7
    73%

    7Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

  • Ps 7:5
    73%

    5Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, And lay my glory in the dust. {{Selah

  • Ps 69:24
    73%

    24Pour out thine indignation upon them, And let the fierceness of thine anger overtake them.

  • Ps 64:4
    73%

    4That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

  • Prov 1:17
    72%

    17For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:

  • Job 19:6
    72%

    6Know now that God hath subverted me [in my cause], And hath compassed me with his net.

  • Job 31:8
    72%

    8Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.