Proverbs 24:15

Geneva Bible (1560)

Laye no waite, O wicked man, against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 9:11 : 11 And as they were going vp the hie way to the citie, they found maydes that came out to draw water, & said vnto them, Is there here a Seer?
  • 1 Sam 22:18-19 : 18 Then the King sayde to Doeg, Turne thou and fall vpon the Priests; Doeg the Edomite turned, and ran vpon the Priestes, and slewe that same daye foure score and fiue persons that did weare a linen Ephod. 19 Also Nob the citie of the Priestes smote he with the edge of the sword, both man & woman, both childe and suckling, both oxe and asse, and sheepe with the edge of the sword.
  • 1 Sam 23:20-23 : 20 Nowe therefore, O King, come downe according to all that thine heart can desire, and our part shall be to deliuer him into the Kinges handes. 21 Then Saul said, Be ye blessed of the Lord: for ye haue had compassion on mee. 22 Goe, I pray you, & prepare ye yet better: know and see his place where he haunteth, and who hath seene him there: for it is sayd to me, He is subtile, and craftie. 23 See therefore & know all the secret places where he hideth himselfe, and come ye againe to me with the certaintie, and I will goe with you: and if he be in the lande, I will searche him out throughout all the thousands of Iudah.
  • Ps 10:8-9 : 8 He lieth in waite in the villages: in the secret places doeth hee murther the innocent: his eyes are bent against the poore. 9 He lyeth in waite secretly, euen as a lyon in his denne: he lyeth in waite to spoyle the poore: he doeth spoyle the poore, when he draweth him into his net. 10 He croucheth and boweth: therefore heaps of the poore doe fall by his might.
  • Ps 37:32 : 32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
  • Ps 56:6 : 6 They gather together, and keepe them selues close: they marke my steps, because they waite for my soule.
  • Ps 59:3 : 3 For loe, they haue layd waite for my soule: the mightie men are gathered against me, not for mine offence, nor for my sinne, O Lord.
  • Ps 140:5 : 5 The proude haue layde a snare for me, and spred a nette with cordes in my pathway, and set grennes for me. Selah.
  • Prov 1:11 : 11 If they say, Come with vs, we will lay waite for blood, and lie priuilie for the innocent without a cause:
  • Prov 22:28 : 28 Thou shalt not remooue the ancient bounds which thy fathers haue made.
  • Isa 32:18 : 18 And my people shall dwell in the tabernacle of peace, and in sure dwellings, and in safe resting places.
  • Jer 11:19 : 19 But I was like a lambe, or a bullocke, that is brought to the slaughter, and I knewe not that they had deuised thus against me, saying, Let vs destroy the tree with the fruite thereof, and cut him out of the lande of the liuing, that his name may be no more in memory.
  • Matt 26:4 : 4 And consulted together that they might take Iesus by subtiltie, and kill him.
  • Acts 9:24 : 24 But their laying awayte was knowen of Saul: nowe they watched the gates day and night, that they might kill him.
  • Acts 23:16 : 16 But when Pauls sisters sonne heard of their laying awaite, he went, and entred into the castel, and tolde Paul.
  • Acts 25:3 : 3 And desired fauour against him, that hee would send for him to Hierusalem: and they layd waite to kill him by the way.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The righteous teacheth the house of the wicked: but God ouerthroweth the wicked for their euill.

  • Prov 24:16-20
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    16For a iust man falleth seuen times, and riseth againe: but the wicked fall into mischiefe.

    17Bee thou not glad when thine enemie falleth, and let not thine heart reioyce when hee stumbleth,

    18Least the Lorde see it, and it displease him, and he turne his wrath from him.

    19Fret not thy selfe because of the malicious, neither be enuious at the wicked.

    20For there shall bee none ende of plagues to the euill man: the light of the wicked shall bee put out.

  • Prov 12:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6The talking of the wicked is to lye in waite for blood: but the mouth of the righteous will deliuer them.

    7God ouerthroweth the wicked, and they are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • Ps 125:3
    77%

    3For the rod of the wicked shall not rest on the lot of the righteous, least the righteous put forth their hand vnto wickednes.

  • Prov 10:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    29The way of the Lord is strength to the vpright man: but feare shall be for the workers of iniquitie.

    30The righteous shall neuer be remooued: but the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

  • Prov 3:29
    76%

    29Intend none hurt against thy neighbour, seeing he doeth dwell without feare by thee.

  • Prov 12:21
    76%

    21There shal none iniquitie come to the iust: but the wicked are full of euill.

  • Ps 140:11
    75%

    11For the backbiter shall not be established vpon the earth: euill shall hunt the cruell man to destruction.

  • Ps 37:10
    75%

    10Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found.

  • Prov 21:7
    75%

    7The robberie of the wicked shall destroy them: for they haue refused to execute iudgement.

  • Prov 14:11
    75%

    11The house of the wicked shalbe destroyed: but the tabernacle of the righteous shall florish.

  • Prov 4:16
    75%

    16For they can not sleepe, except they haue done euill, and their sleepe departeth except they cause some to fall.

  • Prov 11:23
    75%

    23The desire of the righteous is onely good: but the hope of the wicked is indignation.

  • Prov 3:25
    75%

    25Thou shalt not feare for any sudden feare, neither for the destruction of the wicked, when it commeth.

  • Prov 24:1
    75%

    1Bee not thou enuious against euill men, neither desire to be with them.

  • Hab 2:9
    75%

    9Ho, he that coueteth an euil couetousnesse to his house, that he may set his nest on hie, to escape from the power of euil.

  • Prov 4:14
    74%

    14Enter not into the way of the wicked, and walke not in the way of euill men.

  • Ps 10:15
    74%

    15Breake thou the arme of the wicked and malicious: searche his wickednes, and thou shalt finde none.

  • Ps 37:12
    74%

    12The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him.

  • Ps 94:13
    74%

    13That thou mayest giue him rest from the dayes of euill, whiles the pitte is digged for the wicked.

  • Prov 13:6
    74%

    6Righteousnesse preserueth the vpright of life: but wickednes ouerthroweth the sinner.

  • Ps 34:21
    74%

    21But malice shal slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous, shall perish.

  • Prov 21:10
    74%

    10The soule of the wicked wisheth euill: and his neighbour hath no fauour in his eyes.

  • 1 Sam 24:13
    73%

    13(24:14) According as the olde prouerbe sayeth, Wickednesse proceedeth from the wicked, but mine hand be not vpon thee.

  • Ps 37:7
    73%

    7Waite patiently vpon the Lorde and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.

  • Prov 14:19
    73%

    19The euill shall bowe before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 22:23
    73%

    23For the Lord will defende their cause, and spoyle the soule of those that spoyle them.

  • Job 22:18
    73%

    18Yet hee filled their houses with good things: but let the counsell of the wicked be farre from me.

  • Prov 15:6
    73%

    6The house of the righteous hath much treasure: but in the reuenues of the wicked is trouble.

  • Prov 12:3
    73%

    3A man cannot be established by wickednesse: but the roote of the righteous shall not be mooued.

  • Prov 18:5
    73%

    5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to cause ye righteous to fall in iudgement.

  • Prov 11:8
    73%

    8The righteous escapeth out of trouble, and the wicked shall come in his steade.

  • Exod 23:7
    73%

    7Thou shalt keepe thee farre fro a false matter, and shalt not slaye the innocent and the righteous: for I will not iustifie a wicked man.

  • Prov 12:12
    73%

    12The wicked desireth the net of euils: but the roote of the righteous giueth fruite.

  • Prov 10:24
    73%

    24That which the wicked feareth, shal come vpon him: but God wil graunt the desire of the righteous.

  • Prov 12:26
    73%

    26The righteous is more excellent then his neighbour: but the way of the wicked will deceiue them.

  • Ps 28:3
    73%

    3Drawe mee not away with the wicked, and with the woorkers of iniquitie: which speake friendly to their neighbours, when malice is in their hearts.

  • Prov 10:3
    73%

    3The Lord will not famish the soule of the righteous: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

  • Prov 1:18
    73%

    18So they lay waite for blood and lie priuily for their liues.

  • Job 18:21
    73%

    21Surely such are the habitations of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.

  • Job 11:14
    73%

    14If iniquitie be in thine hand, put it farre away, and let no wickednesse dwell in thy Tabernacle.

  • Ps 37:14
    73%

    14The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.

  • Prov 11:18
    73%

    18The wicked worketh a deceitful worke: but hee that soweth righteousnes, shall receiue a sure rewarde.