Psalms 37:32

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • 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 37:12 : 12 The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.
  • Jer 20:10 : 10 For numbers of them say evil secretly in my hearing (there is fear on every side): they say, Come, let us give witness against him; all my nearest friends, who are watching for my fall, say, It may be that he will be taken by deceit, and we will get the better of him and give him punishment.
  • Luke 6:7 : 7 And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.
  • Luke 11:54 : 54 And watching him, for a chance to get something from his words which might be used against him.
  • Luke 14:1 : 1 And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him.
  • Luke 19:47-48 : 47 And every day he was teaching in the Temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people were attempting to put him to death; 48 But they were not able to do anything, because the people all kept near him, being greatly interested in his words.
  • Luke 20:20 : 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.
  • 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:

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

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    15Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

  • Ps 37:33-34
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    33The Lord will not give him into their hands, or be against him when he is judged.

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    31The law of his God is in his heart; he will never make a false step.

  • Ps 34:21
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    21Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.

  • Ps 94:21
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    21They are banded together against the soul of the upright, to give decisions against those who have done no wrong.

  • Prov 29:10
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    10Men of blood are haters of the good man, and evil-doers go after his soul.

  • Ps 11:2
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    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.

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    8He 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.

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  • Prov 12:5-7
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    5The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.

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    32The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

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    17For the arms of the evil-doers will be broken: but the Lord is the support of the good.

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

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    5The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.

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

  • Ps 56:6
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    6They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

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

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    15The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.

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