Psalms 49:5

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I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will expound my riddle on the harp.

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  • Gen 49:17 : 17 Dan will be a serpent by the roadside, a viper along the path, that bites the horse's heels so that its rider falls backward.
  • 1 Sam 26:20 : 20 Now then, do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to search for a single flea, as one hunts a partridge in the mountains.
  • Ps 22:16 : 16 My strength is dried up like a broken piece of pottery, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death.
  • Ps 23:4 : 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
  • Ps 27:1-2 : 1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When evildoers come against me to devour my flesh, my adversaries and my enemies, they stumble and fall.
  • Ps 38:4 : 4 There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
  • Ps 46:1-2 : 1 For the choirmaster. A song of the sons of Korah, set to soprano voices. 2 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
  • Ps 56:6-7 : 6 All day long they twist my words; all their plans are against me for evil. 7 They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, as they wait to take my life.
  • 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 24:10 : 10 If you falter in a day of trouble, your strength is small.
  • Isa 41:10-11 : 10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; indeed, I will help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. 11 Behold, all who are enraged against you will be ashamed and disgraced. Those who oppose you will be as nothing and will perish.
  • Hos 7:2 : 2 But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds surround them; they are before my face.
  • Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore, the prudent person will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.
  • Acts 27:24 : 24 saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar. And God has graciously given you the lives of all who are sailing with you.'
  • Rom 8:33-34 : 33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
  • Eph 5:16 : 16 Make the most of the time, because the days are evil.
  • Phil 1:28 : 28 And do not be frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation—and that from God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jer 17:17
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    17Do not be a terror to me; You are my refuge on the day of disaster.

  • Prov 3:25-26
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    25Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked when it comes.

    26For the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.

  • Ps 38:16
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    16For I wait for you, O LORD; you will answer, O Lord my God.

  • Jer 20:10
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    10I hear many whispering, 'Terror on every side! Report him! Let’s report him!' All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, 'Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him.'

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    4My mouth will speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.

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    4Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death.

  • Prov 1:33
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    33But whoever listens to me will dwell securely and be at ease, without fear of harm.

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    2But as for me, my feet almost slipped, my steps nearly stumbled.

    3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

  • Ps 49:6
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    6Why should I fear in evil days, when iniquity surrounds me, at my heels?

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    9Protect me from the wicked who attack me, from my life’s enemies who surround me.

  • Ps 55:3-5
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    3Pay attention to me and answer me. My thoughts are restless, and I am distraught.

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    5My heart trembles within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

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    11Terrors frighten him on every side and chase him at his heels.

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  • Ps 40:12
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    12LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; may Your love and truth always protect me.

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    28I still dread all my suffering, for I know You will not hold me innocent.

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    11In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,

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    29If I have rejoiced at my enemy's misfortune or gloated when harm came to him—

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    5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.

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    6I lay down and slept; I awoke again, because the LORD sustains me.

  • Ps 27:2-3
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    2When evildoers come against me to devour my flesh, my adversaries and my enemies, they stumble and fall.

    3Though an army encamps against me, my heart will not be afraid; though war rises against me, in this I will be confident.

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    2Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; protect my life from the fear of the enemy.

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    14Why should I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hands?

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    15That is why I am terrified in his presence; when I consider, I am afraid of him.