Proverbs 24:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 9:11 : 11 And when they were on the way up to the town, they saw some young girls going out to get water and said to them, Is the seer here?
  • 1 Sam 22:18-19 : 18 Then the king said to Doeg, You are to put the priests to death. And Doeg the Edomite, turning on the priests and attacking them, put to death that day eighty-five men who took up the ephod. 19 And Nob, the town of the priests, he put to the sword, all the men and women, children and babies at the breast, and oxen and asses and sheep.
  • 1 Sam 23:20-23 : 20 So now, O king, have your soul's desire and come down, and we, for our part, will give him up into the king's hands. 21 And Saul said, The Lord's blessing will be yours, for you have had pity on me. 22 Go now, and take more steps, and see where he is living: for they say that he is expert in deceit. 23 So take care to get knowledge of all the secret places where he is taking cover, and be certain to come back to me, and I will go with you: and without doubt, if he is anywhere in the land, I will get him, among all the families of Judah.
  • Ps 10:8-9 : 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. 10 The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.
  • Ps 37:32 : 32 The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.
  • Ps 56:6 : 6 They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.
  • Ps 59:3 : 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.
  • Ps 140:5 : 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.)
  • Prov 1:11 : 11 If they say, Come with us; let us make designs against the good, waiting secretly for the upright, without cause;
  • Prov 22:28 : 28 Let not the old landmark be moved which your fathers have put in place.
  • Isa 32:18 : 18 And my people will be living in peace, in houses where there is no fear, and in quiet resting-places.
  • Jer 11:19 : 19 But I was like a gentle lamb taken to be put to death; I had no thought that they were designing evil against me, saying, Come and let us make trouble his food, cutting him off from the land of the living, so that there may be no more memory of his name.
  • Matt 26:4 : 4 And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death.
  • Acts 9:24 : 24 But Saul got knowledge of their design. And they kept watch day and night on the roads out of the town, so that they might put him to death:
  • Acts 23:16 : 16 But Paul's sister's son had word of their design, and he came into the army building and gave news of it to Paul.
  • Acts 25:3 : 3 Requesting Festus to give effect to their design against him, and send him to Jerusalem, when they would be waiting to put him to death on the way.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:32
    79%

    32The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.

  • Prov 21:12
    79%

    12The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

  • Prov 24:16-20
    5 verses
    79%

    16For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.

    17Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:

    18For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

    19Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:

    20For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.

  • Prov 12:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.

    7Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

  • Ps 125:3
    77%

    3For the rod of sinners will not be resting on the heritage of the upright; so that the upright may not put out their hands to evil.

  • Prov 10:29-30
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    76%

    29The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

    30The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

  • Prov 3:29
    76%

    29Do not make evil designs against your neighbour, when he is living with you without fear.

  • Prov 12:21
    76%

    21No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.

  • Ps 140:11
    75%

    11Let not a man of evil tongue be safe on earth: let destruction overtake the violent man with blow on blow.

  • Ps 37:10
    75%

    10For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

  • Prov 14:11
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    11The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.

  • Prov 4:16
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    16For 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.

  • Prov 11:23
    75%

    23The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

  • Prov 3:25
    75%

    25Have no fear of sudden danger, or of the storm which will come on evil-doers:

  • Prov 24:1
    75%

    1Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:

  • Hab 2:9
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    9A 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!

  • Prov 4:14
    74%

    14Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men.

  • Ps 10:15
    74%

    15Let the arm of the sinner and the evil-doer be broken; go on searching for his sin till there is no more.

  • Ps 37:12
    74%

    12The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.

  • Ps 94:13
    74%

    13So that you may give him rest from the days of evil, till a hole is made ready for the destruction of the sinners.

  • Prov 13:6
    74%

    6Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

  • Ps 34:21
    74%

    21Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.

  • Prov 21:10
    74%

    10The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.

  • 1 Sam 24:13
    73%

    13May the Lord be judge between me and you, and may the Lord give me my rights against you, but my hand will never be lifted up against you.

  • Ps 37:7
    73%

    7Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.

  • Prov 14:19
    73%

    19The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.

  • Prov 22:23
    73%

    23For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.

  • Job 22:18
    73%

    18Though he made their houses full of good things: but the purpose of the evil-doers is far from me!

  • Prov 15:6
    73%

    6In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.

  • Prov 12:3
    73%

    3No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

  • Prov 18:5
    73%

    5To have respect for the person of the evil-doer is not good, or to give a wrong decision against the upright.

  • Prov 11:8
    73%

    8The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

  • Exod 23:7
    73%

    7Keep yourselves far from any false business; never let the upright or him who has done no wrong be put to death: for I will make the evil-doer responsible for his sin.

  • Prov 12:12
    73%

    12The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.

  • Prov 10:24
    73%

    24The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.

  • Prov 12:26
    73%

    26The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

  • Ps 28:3
    73%

    3Do not take me away with the sinners and the workers of evil, who say words of peace to their neighbours, but evil is in their hearts.

  • Prov 10:3
    73%

    3The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

  • Prov 1:18
    73%

    18And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.

  • Job 18:21
    73%

    21Truly, these are the houses of the sinner, and this is the place of him who has no knowledge of God.

  • Job 11:14
    73%

    14If you put far away the evil of your hands, and let no wrongdoing have a place in your tent;

  • Ps 37:14
    73%

    14The 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.

  • Prov 11:18
    73%

    18The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.