Psalms 21:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.

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  • Ps 2:1 : 1 Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?
  • Ps 10:2 : 2 The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.
  • Jer 11:18-19 : 18 And the Lord gave me knowledge of it and I saw it: then you made clear to me their doings. 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.
  • Ezek 11:2 : 2 Then he said to me, Son of man, these are the men who are designing evil, who are teaching evil ways in this town:
  • Matt 2:8 : 8 And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.
  • Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was very angry; and he sent out, and put to death all the male children in Beth-lehem and in all the parts round about it, from two years old and under, acting on the knowledge which he had got with care from the wise men.
  • Matt 27:63-64 : 63 Saying, Sir, we have in mind how that false man said, while he was still living, After three days I will come again from the dead. 64 Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.
  • Acts 4:17-18 : 17 But so that it may not go farther among the people, let us put them in fear of punishment if they say anything in future in this name. 18 And they sent for them, and gave them orders not to make statements or give teaching in the name of Jesus.
  • Matt 26:4-5 : 4 And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death. 5 But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear of trouble among the people.
  • Ps 31:13 : 13 False statements against me have come to my ears; fear was on every side: they were talking together against me, designing to take away my life.
  • Ps 35:20 : 20 For they do not say words of peace; in their deceit they are designing evil things against the quiet ones in the land.
  • Ps 83:4 : 4 They have said, Come, let us put an end to them as a nation; so that the name of Israel may go out of man's memory.
  • Isa 7:6-7 : 6 Let us go up against Judah, troubling her, and forcing our way into her, and let us put up a king in her, even the son of Tabeel: 7 This is the word of the Lord God: This design will not come about or be effected.
  • Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Have knowledge, O peoples, and be in fear; give ear, all you far-off parts of the earth: 10 Let your designs be formed, and they will come to nothing; give your orders, and they will not be effected: for God is with us.
  • Matt 21:46 : 46 And though they had a desire to take him, they were in fear of the people, because in their eyes he was a prophet.
  • Acts 5:27-28 : 27 And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them, 28 We gave you very clear orders not to give teaching in this name: and now Jerusalem is full of your teaching, and you are attempting to make us responsible for this man's death.
  • Matt 28:2-6 : 2 And there was a great earth-shock; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, rolling back the stone, took his seat on it. 3 His form was shining like the light, and his clothing was white as snow: 4 And for fear of him the watchmen were shaking, and became as dead men. 5 And the angel said to the women, Have no fear: for I see that you are searching for Jesus, who was put to death on the cross. 6 He is not here, for he has come to life again, even as he said. Come, see the Lord's resting-place.

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