Proverbs 24:15

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Do not lie in ambush, wicked person, at the house of the righteous; do not destroy their resting place.

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  • 1 Sam 9:11 : 11 As they were climbing the hill to the town, they met young women coming out to draw water, and they asked them, "Is the seer here?"
  • 1 Sam 22:18-19 : 18 The king then commanded Doeg, 'Turn and strike down the priests!' So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck them down. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. 19 He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, killing its men and women, children and infants, and also its oxen, donkeys, and sheep.
  • 1 Sam 23:20-23 : 20 Now, O king, come down whenever you desire, and it will be our duty to surrender him into your hand. 21 Saul replied, 'May you be blessed by the LORD, for you have shown compassion on me.' 22 Please go and make further preparations. Investigate and find out where David is and who has seen him there, because I have been told he is very crafty. 23 Carefully identify all the hiding places where he could be staying and return to me with reliable information. Then I will come with you, and if he is indeed in the land, I will search for him among all the clans of Judah.
  • Ps 10:8-9 : 8 He sits in ambush in the villages; in the hiding places he murders the innocent; his eyes stealthily watch for the helpless. 9 He lies in wait secretly, like a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the afflicted; he catches the afflicted by drawing them into his net. 10 He crouches, he bows down, and the helpless fall by his strong claws.
  • Ps 37:32 : 32 The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.
  • Ps 56:6 : 6 All day long they twist my words; all their plans are against me for evil.
  • Ps 59:3 : 3 Deliver me from evildoers, and save me from those who thirst for blood.
  • Ps 140:5 : 5 Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plot to overthrow my steps.
  • Prov 1:11 : 11 If they say, 'Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without cause;'
  • Prov 22:28 : 28 Do not remove the ancient boundary stone set up by your ancestors.
  • Isa 32:18 : 18 My people will live in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in undisturbed resting places.
  • Jer 11:19 : 19 I was like a gentle lamb being led to the slaughter. I did not realize they had plotted against me, saying, ‘Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name will never be remembered again.’
  • Matt 26:4 : 4 And they plotted together to arrest Jesus by deceit and kill Him.
  • Acts 9:24 : 24 But Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
  • Acts 23:16 : 16 But the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, so he went to the barracks and reported it to Paul.
  • Acts 25:3 : 3 They asked him as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:32
    79%

    32The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

  • Prov 21:12
    79%

    12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

  • Prov 24:16-20
    5 verses
    79%

    16For though the righteous may fall seven times, they will rise again, but the wicked will stumble in calamity.

    17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles.

    18Otherwise, the LORD will see and disapprove, and He may turn His anger away from them.

    19Do not fret because of evildoers, and do not envy the wicked.

    20For the wicked have no future; the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.

  • Prov 12:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright rescues them.

    7The wicked are overthrown and no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.

  • Ps 125:3
    77%

    3For the scepter of the wicked will not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong.

  • Prov 10:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    29The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but it is ruin to evildoers.

    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

  • Prov 3:29
    76%

    29Do not plot harm against your neighbor who lives trustingly beside you.

  • Prov 12:21
    76%

    21No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

  • Ps 140:11
    75%

    11May burning coals fall upon them; may they be thrown into the fire, into deep pits, never to rise again.

  • Ps 37:10
    75%

    10In a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

  • Prov 21:7
    75%

    7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Prov 14:11
    75%

    11The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

  • Prov 4:16
    75%

    16For they cannot rest until they do evil; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.

  • Prov 11:23
    75%

    23The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

  • Prov 3:25
    75%

    25Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked when it comes.

  • Prov 24:1
    75%

    1Do not envy wicked people or desire to be with them.

  • Hab 2:9
    75%

    9Woe to the one who gains unjust wealth for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of calamity!

  • Prov 4:14
    74%

    14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.

  • Ps 10:15
    74%

    15Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer! Call him to account for his wickedness until it is no more found.

  • Ps 37:12
    74%

    12The wicked person plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him.

  • Ps 94:13
    74%

    13You grant relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

  • Prov 13:6
    74%

    6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Ps 34:21
    74%

    21He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken.

  • Prov 21:10
    74%

    10The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

  • 1 Sam 24:13
    73%

    13May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD avenge me against you, but my hand will not be against you.

  • Ps 37:7
    73%

    7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out wicked schemes.

  • Prov 14:19
    73%

    19Evil people will bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 22:23
    73%

    23For the LORD will plead their case and will rob of life those who rob them.

  • Job 22:18
    73%

    18Yet it was He who filled their houses with good things, though the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

  • Prov 15:6
    73%

    6The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

  • Prov 12:3
    73%

    3No one can be established by wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

  • Prov 18:5
    73%

    5It is not good to show partiality to the wicked or to subvert the justice of the righteous.

  • Prov 11:8
    73%

    8The righteous are rescued from trouble, and the wicked take their place.

  • Exod 23:7
    73%

    7Stay far from a false accusation; do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

  • Prov 12:12
    73%

    12The wicked desire the plunder of evildoers, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

  • Prov 10:24
    73%

    24What the wicked dread will come upon them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

  • Prov 12:26
    73%

    26The righteous choose their companions wisely, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Ps 28:3
    73%

    3Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak peace to their neighbors but harbor evil in their hearts.

  • Prov 10:3
    73%

    3The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry, but He thrusts aside the craving of the wicked.

  • Prov 1:18
    73%

    18But these men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.

  • Job 18:21
    73%

    21Surely these are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of one who does not know God.

  • Job 11:14
    73%

    14if iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and do not let wrongdoing dwell in your tent,

  • Ps 37:14
    73%

    14The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and the needy, to slaughter those whose ways are upright.

  • Prov 11:18
    73%

    18The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.