Proverbs 29:6

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An evil man is ensnared by his transgression, but the righteous rejoice and are glad.

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  • Exod 15:1 : 1 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD, saying: 'I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea.'
  • Job 18:7-9 : 7 His vigorous steps will be restricted, and his own counsel will cast him down. 8 For his feet are cast into a net, and he wanders into its mesh. 9 A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare holds him tight. 10 His rope lies hidden in the ground, and his trap is set along the path.
  • Ps 11:6 : 6 On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.
  • Ps 97:11 : 11 Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
  • Ps 118:15 : 15 There are shouts of joy and salvation in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the Lord does valiantly."
  • Ps 132:16 : 16 'I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her faithful ones will sing for joy.'
  • Prov 5:22 : 22 The wicked will be caught by his own iniquities, and he will be held fast by the cords of his sin.
  • Prov 11:5-6 : 5 The righteousness of the blameless makes their path straight, but the wicked fall because of their own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.
  • Prov 12:13 : 13 By the sin of their lips, the wicked are trapped, but the righteous escape trouble.
  • Eccl 9:12 : 12 For no one knows their time. Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so are people ensnared by an evil time when it suddenly falls upon them.
  • Rom 5:2-3 : 2 Through Him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance.
  • 2 Tim 2:26 : 26 Then they may come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.
  • Jas 1:2 : 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of various kinds,
  • 1 Pet 1:8 : 8 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. Though not seeing Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
  • 1 John 1:4 : 4 We write these things to you so that your joy may be fully complete.
  • Isa 8:14-15 : 14 He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel he will be a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a snare. 15 Many will stumble over it; they will fall and be broken, they will be ensnared and captured.

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    19The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them.

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    15Justice brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

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    16When the wicked increase, transgression abounds, but the righteous will see their downfall.

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