Psalms 35:8

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May destruction come upon them unawares. May the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into their own trap.

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  • 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety," sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
  • 1 Sam 18:17 : 17 Saul said to David, 'Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage, but you must serve me bravely and fight the LORD’s battles.' For Saul thought, 'I will not raise my hand against him; let the Philistines do that.'
  • 1 Sam 31:2-4 : 2 The Philistines closely pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, Saul's sons. 3 The battle grew fierce against Saul. The archers found him, and he was badly wounded by them. 4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, 'Draw your sword and pierce me with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and abuse me.' But his armor-bearer was too afraid and refused. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.
  • 2 Sam 17:2-4 : 2 I will attack him while he is weary and weak-handed, and I will frighten him. All the people with him will flee, and I will strike down only the king. 3 I will bring back all the people to you, as though everyone returns to the man you seek. Then all the people will be at peace. 4 This plan seemed good in the eyes of Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
  • 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey, set out for his house in his hometown, set his house in order, and then hanged himself. He died and was buried in his father's tomb.
  • 2 Sam 18:14-15 : 14 Joab said, 'I cannot linger here with you.' So he took three spears in his hand and thrust them into Absalom’s heart while he was still alive, hanging in the oak tree. 15 Ten of Joab’s young armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 Behold, the wicked conceives evil, is pregnant with mischief, and gives birth to lies. 16 They dig a pit and hollow it out, only to fall into the hole they have made.
  • Ps 9:15 : 15 So that I may recount all your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion; I will rejoice in your salvation.
  • Ps 57:6 : 6 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Your glory be over all the earth.
  • Ps 64:7 : 7 They devise unjust schemes, saying, 'We have perfected a cunning plan!'; truly the inward mind and heart of man are deep.
  • Ps 73:18-20 : 18 Surely, You place them on slippery ground; You cast them down to destruction. 19 How suddenly they are destroyed, completely swept away by terrors! 20 Like a dream when one awakes, so, Lord, when You arise, You will despise their image.
  • Ps 141:9-9 : 9 Keep me from the trap they have set for me and from the snares of those who do evil. 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by safely.
  • 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 29:1 : 1 A man who is often corrected but stubbornly stiffens his neck will be suddenly broken beyond healing.
  • Isa 47:11 : 11 But disaster will come upon you, and you will not know how to charm it away; calamity will fall upon you that you cannot ward off; and devastation will come upon you suddenly, without warning.
  • Matt 27:3-5 : 3 Then Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned. Feeling remorse, he returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders. 4 He said, 'I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.' But they replied, 'What is that to us? You take care of it.' 5 Then, throwing the silver pieces into the temple, he left. He went and hanged himself.
  • Luke 21:34 : 34 Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with indulgence, drunkenness, and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 35:6-7
    2 verses
    82%

    6Let their way be dark and slippery, as the angel of the Lord pursues them.

    7For without cause, they hid a pit for me; without reason, they dug a trap to capture my life.

  • Job 18:7-10
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    80%

    7His vigorous steps will be restricted, and his own counsel will cast him down.

    8For his feet are cast into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.

    9A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare holds him tight.

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

  • Ps 141:9-10
    2 verses
    79%

    9Keep me from the trap they have set for me and from the snares of those who do evil.

    10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by safely.

  • Jer 18:22-23
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    78%

    22Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring a raiding party upon them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and hidden snares for my feet.

    23But You, Lord, know all their plans to kill me. Do not forgive their wrongdoing, do not blot out their sin from Your sight. Let them collapse before You; deal with them in the time of Your anger.

  • Ps 140:9-10
    2 verses
    77%

    9Do not grant the desires of the wicked, O LORD; do not let their plans succeed, lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

    10May the heads of those who surround me be covered with the trouble their lips have caused.

  • Ps 69:22
    77%

    22They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.

  • Ps 9:15
    77%

    15So that I may recount all your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion; I will rejoice in your salvation.

  • Ps 57:6
    77%

    6Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Your glory be over all the earth.

  • Ps 5:10
    76%

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

  • Ps 55:15
    76%

    15We used to share close communion together; we walked with the crowd in the house of God.

  • Prov 6:15
    76%

    15Therefore his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant, he will be broken beyond healing.

  • Ps 10:8-10
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    76%

    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.

  • Ps 7:15-16
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    76%

    15Behold, the wicked conceives evil, is pregnant with mischief, and gives birth to lies.

    16They dig a pit and hollow it out, only to fall into the hole they have made.

  • Ps 35:25
    75%

    25Do not let them say in their hearts, 'Aha, just what we wanted!' Do not let them say, 'We have swallowed him up!'

  • Ps 109:11
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    11May a creditor seize all he owns, and may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.

  • Ezek 19:8
    74%

    8The nations surrounded him from all their provinces. They spread their net over him and trapped him in their pit.

  • Prov 28:10
    74%

    10Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • Ps 140:5
    74%

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

  • Jer 17:18
    74%

    18May my persecutors be put to shame, but may I not be put to shame. May they be dismayed, but may I not be dismayed. Bring upon them the day of disaster; destroy them with double destruction.

  • Rom 11:9
    74%

    9And David says, "Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them."

  • Ps 109:17
    74%

    17He loved to curse—may it come back to him; he took no delight in blessing—may it be far from him.

  • Ps 64:7-8
    2 verses
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    7They devise unjust schemes, saying, 'We have perfected a cunning plan!'; truly the inward mind and heart of man are deep.

    8But God will shoot them with an arrow; suddenly, they will be struck down.

  • Prov 1:12
    73%

    12Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive, whole, like those who go down to the pit;

  • Ps 35:4
    73%

    4Let those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; let those who devise harm against me retreat and be humiliated.

  • Ps 109:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7When he is judged, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer become sin.

    8Let his days be few; let another take his office.

  • Ps 58:7
    73%

    7Break their teeth in their mouths, O God! LORD, tear out the fangs of those lions.

  • Ps 73:18
    73%

    18Surely, You place them on slippery ground; You cast them down to destruction.

  • Eccl 10:8
    73%

    8Whoever digs a pit may fall into it, and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

  • Ps 40:14
    73%

    14Be pleased, LORD, to deliver me; hurry, LORD, to help me.

  • Ps 59:12
    73%

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

  • Job 27:7
    73%

    7May my enemy be like the wicked and my adversary like the unrighteous!

  • Ps 7:5
    73%

    5if I have repaid my friend with evil or have plundered my enemy without cause,

  • Ps 69:24
    73%

    24Let their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their bodies always shake and tremble.

  • Ps 64:4
    73%

    4They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like bitter arrows.

  • Prov 1:17
    72%

    17Surely in vain is the net spread in sight of any bird,

  • Job 19:6
    72%

    6know then that God has wronged me and surrounded me with His net.

  • Job 31:8
    72%

    8then may I sow, but another eat, and may my offspring be uprooted.