Psalms 140:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.)

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 35:7 : 7 For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul.
  • Ps 142:3 : 3 When my spirit is overcome, your eyes are on my goings; nets have been secretly placed in the way in which I go.
  • Jer 18:22 : 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.
  • Ps 57:6 : 6 They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. (Selah.)
  • Ps 119:69 : 69 The men of pride have said false things about me; but I will keep your orders in my heart.
  • Ps 119:85 : 85 The men of pride, who are turned away from your law, have put nets for me.
  • Ps 119:110 : 110 Sinners have put a net to take me; but I was true to your orders.
  • Ps 123:3-4 : 3 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for all men are looking down on us. 4 For long enough have men of pride made sport of our soul.
  • Ps 141:9-9 : 9 Keep me from the net which they have put down for me, and from the designs of the workers of evil. 10 Let the sinners be taken in the nets which they themselves have put down, while I go free.
  • Job 18:9 : 9 His foot is taken in the net; he comes into its grip.
  • Ps 10:4-9 : 4 The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God. 5 His ways are ever fixed; your decisions are higher than he may see: as for his haters, they are as nothing to him. 6 He has said in his heart, I will not be moved: through all generations I will never be in trouble. 7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts. 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. 11 He says in his heart, God has no memory of me: his face is turned away; he will never see it. 12 Up! O Lord; let your hand be lifted: give thought to the poor.
  • Ps 17:8-9 : 8 Keep me as the light of your eyes, covering me with the shade of your wings, 9 From the evil-doers who are violent to me, and from those who are round me, desiring my death. 10 They are shut up in their fat: with their mouths they say words of pride. 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. 13 Up! Lord, come out against him, make him low, with your sword be my saviour from the evil-doer.
  • Ps 31:4 : 4 Take me out of the net which they have put ready for me secretly; for you are my strength.
  • Luke 11:53-54 : 53 And when he had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things; 54 And watching him, for a chance to get something from his words which might be used against him.
  • Luke 20:20-23 : 20 And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler. 21 And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God: 22 Is it right for us to make payment of taxes to Caesar or not? 23 But he saw through their trick and said to them,
  • Ps 36:11 : 11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, or the hand of the evil-doers put me out of my place.
  • Prov 29:5 : 5 A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.
  • Jer 18:18 : 18 Then they said, Come, let us make a design against Jeremiah; for teaching will never be cut off from the priest, or wisdom from the wise, or the word from the prophet. Come, let us make use of his words for an attack on him, and let us give attention with care to what he says.
  • Jer 18:20 : 20 Is evil to be the reward of good? for they have made a deep hole for my soul. Keep in mind how I took my place before you, to say a good word for them so that your wrath might be turned away from them.

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  • Ps 57:6
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    6They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. (Selah.)

  • Ps 141:9-10
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    82%

    9Keep me from the net which they have put down for me, and from the designs of the workers of evil.

    10Let the sinners be taken in the nets which they themselves have put down, while I go free.

  • Ps 119:85
    80%

    85The men of pride, who are turned away from your law, have put nets for me.

  • Ps 140:3-4
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    80%

    3Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)

    4O Lord, take me out of the hands of sinners; keep me safe from the violent man: for they are designing my downfall.

  • Job 18:10
    78%

    10The twisted cord is put secretly in the earth to take him, and the cord is placed in his way.

  • Ps 86:14
    78%

    14O God, men of pride have come up against me, and the army of violent men would take my life; they have not put you before them.

  • Ps 59:3
    77%

    3For 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 35:7-8
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    7For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul.

    8Let destruction come on them without their knowledge; let them be taken themselves in their secret nets, falling into the same destruction.

  • Ps 9:15
    76%

    15The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.

  • Jer 18:22
    76%

    22Let 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.

  • Ps 142:3
    76%

    3When my spirit is overcome, your eyes are on my goings; nets have been secretly placed in the way in which I go.

  • Ps 119:110
    76%

    110Sinners have put a net to take me; but I was true to your orders.

  • Ps 54:3
    76%

    3For men who are going after me have come out against me, violent men are purposing to take my soul; they have not put God before their eyes. (Selah.)

  • Ps 10:2
    76%

    2The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

  • Ps 31:4
    75%

    4Take me out of the net which they have put ready for me secretly; for you are my strength.

  • Ps 38:12
    75%

    12Those 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.

  • Ps 56:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

    6They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

  • Ps 17:11
    75%

    11They have made a circle round our steps: their eyes are fixed on us, forcing us down to the earth;

  • Jer 5:26
    75%

    26For there are sinners among my people: they keep watch, like men watching for birds; they put a net and take men in it.

  • Ps 18:5
    75%

    5The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me.

  • Lam 3:9
    75%

    9He has put up a wall of cut stones about my ways, he has made my roads twisted.

  • Lam 1:13-14
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    75%

    13From on high he has sent fire into my bones, and it has overcome them: his net is stretched out for my feet, I am turned back by him; he has made me waste and feeble all the day.

    14A watch is kept on my sins; they are joined together by his hand, they have come on to my neck; he has made my strength give way: the Lord has given me up into the hands of those against whom I have no power.

  • Ps 17:9
    75%

    9From the evil-doers who are violent to me, and from those who are round me, desiring my death.

  • Lam 3:11
    74%

    11By him my ways have been turned on one side and I have been pulled in bits; he has made me waste.

  • Ps 119:78
    74%

    78Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders.

  • Ps 22:16
    74%

    16Dogs have come round me: I am shut in by the band of evil-doers; they made wounds in my hands and feet.

  • 2 Sam 22:6
    74%

    6The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me.

  • Ps 7:5
    74%

    5Let my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into the dust. (Selah.)

  • Ps 119:51
    74%

    51The men of pride have made great sport of me; but I have not been turned from your law.

  • Ps 36:11
    74%

    11Let not the foot of pride come against me, or the hand of the evil-doers put me out of my place.

  • Ps 25:15
    74%

    15My eyes are turned to the Lord at all times; for he will take my feet out of the net.

  • Job 16:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    10Their mouths are open wide against me; the blows of his bitter words are falling on my face; all of them come together in a mass against me.

    11God gives me over to the power of sinners, sending me violently into the hands of evil-doers.

  • Ps 11:2
    74%

    2See, 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.

  • Job 30:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11For he has made loose the cord of my bow, and put me to shame; he has sent down my flag to the earth before me.

    12The lines of his men of war put themselves in order, and make high their ways of destruction against me:

  • Ps 31:20
    73%

    20You will keep them safe in your house from the designs of man; in the secret of your tent will you keep them from angry tongues.

  • Ps 119:69
    73%

    69The men of pride have said false things about me; but I will keep your orders in my heart.

  • Job 22:10
    73%

    10For this cause nets are round your feet, and you are overcome with sudden fear.

  • Ps 10:9
    73%

    9He 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 73:6
    73%

    6For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.

  • Ps 38:16
    73%

    16I said, Let them not be glad over me; when my foot is moved, let them not be lifted up with pride against me.

  • Ps 55:3
    73%

    3I am troubled because of the voice of the cruel ones, because of the loud cry of the evil-doers; for they put a weight of evil on me, and they are cruel in their hate for me.

  • Ps 124:5
    73%

    5Yes, the waters of pride would have gone over our soul.

  • Ps 140:9
    73%

    9As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.