Psalms 37:15

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But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

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  • Ps 7:14-15 : 14 He has prepared His deadly weapons; He makes His arrows fiery shafts. 15 Behold, the wicked conceives evil, is pregnant with mischief, and gives birth to lies.
  • Ps 35:8 : 8 May destruction come upon them unawares. May the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into their own trap.
  • Ps 46:9 : 9 Come, see the works of the LORD, who has brought desolation upon the earth.
  • Ps 76:3-6 : 3 His dwelling is in Salem, and His tabernacle is in Zion. 4 There He broke the flashing arrows, the shields and swords, and the weapons of war. Selah. 5 You are radiant and majestic, more excellent than the mountains of prey. 6 The valiant ones were plundered; they slept their final sleep, and none of the warriors could lift their hands.
  • Isa 37:38 : 38 While he was worshiping in the house of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esarhaddon reigned in his place.
  • Jer 51:56 : 56 For a destroyer has come against Babylon; her warriors are captured, their bows are broken. For the Lord is a God of retribution; He will fully repay.
  • Hos 1:5 : 5 On that day, I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.
  • Hos 2:18 : 18 On that day, declares the LORD, you will call me 'My Husband' and no longer call me 'My Master.'
  • Mic 5:6 : 6 The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man nor depend on the sons of men.
  • Matt 27:4-5 : 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.
  • 1 Sam 2:4 : 4 'The bows of the mighty are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength.'
  • 1 Sam 31:4 : 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 17:23 : 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.
  • Esth 7:9-9 : 9 Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said, "Look! The gallows that Haman made for Mordecai, who spoke up for the king’s benefit, is standing at Haman’s house, fifty cubits tall." The king said, "Hang him on it!" 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:14
    84%

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

  • Ps 64:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7 They devise unjust schemes, saying, 'We have perfected a cunning plan!'; truly the inward mind and heart of man are deep.

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

  • Ps 11:2
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    2 See how the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

  • Ps 37:16-17
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    75%

    16 Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked.

    17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD supports the righteous.

  • Ps 58:7
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    7 Break their teeth in their mouths, O God! LORD, tear out the fangs of those lions.

  • 1 Sam 2:4
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    4 'The bows of the mighty are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength.'

  • Ps 64:3-4
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    74%

    3 Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers, from the tumult of those who practice wickedness.

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

  • Isa 13:15-16
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    74%

    15 Whoever is found will be pierced through, and whoever is caught will fall by the sword.

    16 Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered, and their wives will be violated.

  • Job 38:15
    74%

    15 The light is withheld from the wicked, and the uplifted arm is broken.

  • Prov 6:15
    74%

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

  • Ezek 16:40
    73%

    40 They will bring a crowd against you, stone you to death, and cut you to pieces with their swords.

  • Jer 50:36-37
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    73%

    36 A sword is against her diviners, and they will act foolishly. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be shattered.

    37 A sword is against her horses and her chariots, and against all the mixed multitude in her midst. They will become like women. A sword is against her treasures, and they will be plundered.

  • Ps 45:5
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    5 In your majesty ride forth victoriously on behalf of truth, humility, and righteousness; let your right hand perform awesome deeds.

  • Jer 5:16
    72%

    16 Their quiver is like an open grave; all of them are mighty warriors.

  • Lam 3:12-13
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    72%

    12 He has bent His bow and made me the target for His arrows.

    13 He has pierced my inward parts with the arrows from His quiver.

  • Jer 9:8
    72%

    8 Should I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord. Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?

  • Hos 11:6
    72%

    6 A sword will whirl through their cities; it will destroy their gates and consume them because of their plans.

  • Ps 21:11-12
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    72%

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

    12 Though they plot evil against You and devise wicked schemes, they will not succeed.

  • Ps 37:38
    72%

    38 But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.

  • Jer 18:21
    72%

    21 So give their children over to famine; hand them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives become childless and widowed, and let their men die by deadly disease; let their young men be struck down in battle.

  • Rom 3:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15 Their feet are swift to shed blood.

    16 Ruin and misery mark their paths.

  • Isa 13:18
    72%

    18 Their bows will strike down the young men; they will show no mercy to the offspring of the womb, nor will they pity children.

  • Ezek 21:15
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    15 sharpened to slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son, which despises every tree?'

  • Prov 21:7
    71%

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

  • Lam 3:65
    71%

    65 Give them hardness of heart; may Your curse be upon them.

  • Ps 10:15
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    15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer! Call him to account for his wickedness until it is no more found.

  • Ezek 39:3
    71%

    3 I will strike your bow out of your left hand and cause your arrows to fall from your right hand.

  • Isa 5:28
    71%

    28 Their arrows are sharp, and all their bows are drawn. The hooves of their horses are like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind.

  • Ps 34:21
    71%

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

  • Job 20:24
    71%

    24 Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze arrow will pierce him.

  • Ps 76:3
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    3 His dwelling is in Salem, and His tabernacle is in Zion.

  • Ps 62:3
    71%

    3 Truly He is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken.

  • Isa 14:5
    71%

    5 The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,

  • Hos 7:16
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    16 They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their princes will fall by the sword because of their insolent words. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.

  • Ps 17:11
    70%

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

  • Prov 14:19
    70%

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

  • Isa 21:15
    70%

    15 For they fled from swords, from drawn swords, from bent bows, and from the severity of battle.

  • Ps 5:10
    70%

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

  • Ps 69:22
    70%

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

  • Prov 22:8
    70%

    8 Whoever sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will fail.

  • Ps 55:21
    70%

    21 He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; he has violated his covenant.

  • Prov 24:2
    70%

    2 For their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk of trouble.