Psalms 10:2

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In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

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  • Ps 7:16 : 16 They dig a pit and hollow it out, only to fall into the hole they have made.
  • Ps 9:15-16 : 15 So that I may recount all your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion; I will rejoice in your salvation. 16 The nations have sunk into the pit they made; their feet are caught in the net they hid.
  • Ps 31:18 : 18 O LORD, let me not be put to shame, for I have called out to you. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them be silent in the grave.
  • Ps 36:11 : 11 Extend your steadfast love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright in heart.
  • Ps 59:12 : 12 Do not kill them, Lord, or my people will forget. Scatter them by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
  • Ps 119:5 : 5 Oh, that my ways were steadfast in keeping Your statutes!
  • Ps 119:69 : 69 The insolent smear me with lies, but I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
  • Ps 119:85 : 85 The arrogant have dug pits for me, contrary to Your law.
  • Ps 119:122 : 122 Be surety for Your servant for good; do not let the proud oppress me.
  • 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 5:22 : 22 The wicked will be caught by his own iniquities, and he will be held fast by the cords of his sin.
  • Isa 10:12-13 : 12 When the Lord has finished all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will punish the pride of the king of Assyria's heart and the glory of his haughty eyes. 13 For he says, 'By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, plundered their treasures, and brought down their mighty ones like a bull.'
  • Isa 14:13 : 13 You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the north.'
  • Isa 14:16 : 16 Those who see you will stare at you; they will contemplate you, saying, 'Is this the man who made the earth tremble and shook the kingdoms?'
  • Jer 43:2 : 2 Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, 'You are lying! The LORD our God did not send you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to settle there.’
  • Exod 9:17 : 17 You still set yourself against my people and refuse to let them go.
  • Exod 18:11 : 11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He acted against those who treated Israel arrogantly.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 10:3-5
    3 verses
    80%

    3For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord.

    4In his pride, the wicked man says, 'He will not seek; there is no God in all his thoughts.'

    5His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he sneers at them.

  • Ps 10:8-10
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    79%

    8He sits in ambush in the villages; in the hiding places he murders the innocent; his eyes stealthily watch for the helpless.

    9He 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.

    10He crouches, he bows down, and the helpless fall by his strong claws.

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

  • 2They deprive the poor of justice and rob the rights of the needy among my people, making widows their spoil and leaving orphans to be plundered.

  • 5Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plot to overthrow my steps.

  • 7The schemes of the wicked are evil; he devises wicked plans to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.

  • 10The wicked will see it and be angry; they will gnash their teeth and melt away. The desires of the wicked will perish.

  • Ps 17:10-11
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    10They close up their hearts to compassion; they speak with arrogance.

    11They track my every step; they surround me and set their eyes to bring me down to the ground.

  • 16Because he did not remember to show kindness but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted to their death.

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

  • 4They turn the needy off the path, and the poor of the land are forced to hide together.

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

  • 7The righteous care about the justice of the poor, but the wicked have no understanding of it.

  • 13Why does the wicked spurn God? He says in his heart, 'You will not call me to account.'

  • 2See how the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

  • Job 40:11-12
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    74%

    11Scatter the outbursts of your anger, and look at every proud one and bring him low.

    12Look at every proud person and humble him, and crush the wicked where they stand.

  • 31Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

  • 11You will destroy their offspring from the earth, and their descendants from among mankind.

  • 4Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

  • 1Why, Lord, do You stand far off? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?

  • 11A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.

  • 3Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands, while You favor the plans of the wicked?

  • 15Now we call the proud blessed, for those who do evil prosper, and those who test God escape.'

  • 10For there is no truth in their mouths; their hearts are filled with destruction. Their throats are open graves; they flatter with their tongues.

  • 16One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Mic 2:1-2
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    73%

    1Woe to those who devise wickedness and plan evil on their beds! At dawn, they carry it out because they have the power to do it.

    2They covet fields and seize them; they take houses and rob them. They oppress a man and his house, a person and their inheritance.

  • 8They scoff and speak with malice; with arrogance, they threaten oppression.

  • 11Extend your steadfast love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright in heart.

  • 15Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

  • 12Do not kill them, Lord, or my people will forget. Scatter them by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

  • 19For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house he did not build.

  • 15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

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

  • 4They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.

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

  • 61You have heard their insults, O LORD, all their plots against me.

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

  • 85The arrogant have dug pits for me, contrary to Your law.

  • 10His rope lies hidden in the ground, and his trap is set along the path.

  • 78May the insolent be ashamed for wronging me with lies, but I will meditate on Your precepts.

  • 8O LORD, my Master, the strength of my salvation, you have shielded my head on the day of battle.

  • 6Therefore, pride is their necklace; violence clothes them like a garment.

  • 2Rescue me, O LORD, from evil people; protect me from men of violence.