Proverbs 1:18
And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.
Additional Resources
Referenced Verses
- Esth 7:10 : 10 So Haman was put to death by hanging him on the pillar he had made for Mordecai. Then the king's wrath became less.
- Ps 7:14-16 : 14 That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit. 15 He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made 16 His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.
- Ps 9:16 : 16 The Lord has given knowledge of himself through his judging: the evil-doer is taken in the net which his hands had made. (Higgaion. Selah.)
- Ps 55:23 : 23 But you, O God, will send them down into the underworld; the cruel and the false will be cut off before half their days are ended; but I will have faith in you.
- Prov 5:22-23 : 22 The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin. 23 He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.
- Prov 9:17-18 : 17 Drink taken without right is sweet, and food in secret is pleasing. 18 But he does not see that the dead are there, that her guests are in the deep places of the underworld.
- Prov 28:17 : 17 One who has been the cause of a man's death will go in flight to the underworld: let no man give him help.
- Matt 27:4-5 : 4 Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business. 5 And he put down the silver in the Temple and went out, and put himself to death by hanging.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- 83%
19 Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.
- Prov 1:11-122 verses82%
11 If they say, Come with us; let us make designs against the good, waiting secretly for the upright, without cause;
12 Let us overcome them living, like the underworld, and in their strength, as those who go down to death;
- Prov 1:16-172 verses80%
16 For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.
17 Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird:
- Jer 5:26-272 verses79%
26 For there are sinners among my people: they keep watch, like men watching for birds; they put a net and take men in it.
27 As the fowl-house is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: for this reason they have become great and have got wealth.
- Ps 10:8-92 verses78%
8 He is waiting in the dark places of the towns: in the secret places he puts to death those who have done no wrong: his eyes are secretly turned against the poor.
9 He keeps himself in a secret place like a lion in his hole, waiting to put his hands on the poor man, and pulling him into his net.
- Ps 64:4-63 verses78%
4 So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.
5 They make themselves strong in an evil purpose; they make holes for secret nets; they say, Who will see it,
6 Or make discovery of our secret purpose? The design is framed with care; and the inner thought of a man, and his heart, is deep.
- 78%
6 They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.
- 76%
15 Their feet are quick in running after blood;
- 75%
10 The twisted cord is put secretly in the earth to take him, and the cord is placed in his way.
- 75%
12 Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit.
- 75%
32 The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.
- Mic 7:2-32 verses75%
2 The good man is gone from the earth, there is no one upright among men: they are all waiting secretly for blood, every man is going after his brother with a net.
3 Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.
- 74%
7 Their feet go quickly to evil, and they take delight in the death of the upright; their thoughts are thoughts of sin; wasting and destruction are in their ways.
- 74%
2 See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.
- 74%
16 For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.
- Ps 17:11-122 verses74%
11 They have made a circle round our steps: their eyes are fixed on us, forcing us down to the earth;
12 Like a lion desiring its food, and like a young lion waiting in secret places.
- 74%
3 For see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord.
- 74%
22 Let a cry for help go up from their houses, when you send an armed band on them suddenly: for they have made a hole in which to take me, and have put nets for my feet secretly.
- 73%
2 For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.
- 73%
16 In the dark he makes holes in the walls of houses: in the daytime they are shutting themselves up, they have no knowledge of the light.
- 73%
15 Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:
- 73%
8 His tongue is an arrow causing death; the words of his mouth are deceit: he says words of peace to his neighbour, but in his heart he is waiting secretly for him.
- 73%
9 Keep me from the net which they have put down for me, and from the designs of the workers of evil.
- Ps 35:7-82 verses73%
7 For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul.
8 Let destruction come on them without their knowledge; let them be taken themselves in their secret nets, falling into the same destruction.
- 73%
6 The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.
- 72%
8 His feet take him into the net, and he goes walking into the cords.
- 72%
28 Yes, she is waiting secretly like a beast for its food, and deceit by her is increased among men.
- 72%
21 They are banded together against the soul of the upright, to give decisions against those who have done no wrong.
- 72%
10 Men of blood are haters of the good man, and evil-doers go after his soul.
- 72%
9 A curse on him who gets evil profits for his family, so that he may put his resting-place on high and be safe from the hand of the wrongdoer!
- 72%
14 The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.
- 72%
1 A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power.
- 72%
2 For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war.
- 72%
5 The men of pride have put secret cords for my feet; stretching nets in my way, so that they may take me with their tricks. (Selah.)
- 72%
20 For they do not say words of peace; in their deceit they are designing evil things against the quiet ones in the land.
- 72%
14 He who is purposing death gets up before day, so that he may put to death the poor and those in need.
- 71%
11 For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.
- 71%
22 Let their table before them be for their destruction; let their feasts become a net to take them.
- 71%
15 The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.
- 71%
23 Like a bird falling into a net; with no thought that his life is in danger, till an arrow goes into his side.