Psalms 11:2

Authorized King James Version (1611)

For, lo, the wicked bend [their] bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 7:10 : 10 ¶ My defence [is] of God, which saveth the upright in heart.
  • Ps 21:12 : 12 Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, [when] thou shalt make ready [thine arrows] upon thy strings against the face of them.
  • Ps 37:14 : 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, [and] to slay such as be of upright conversation.
  • Jer 9:3 : 3 And they bend their tongues [like] their bow [for] lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
  • Matt 26:4 : 4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill [him].
  • Acts 23:12-15 : 12 ¶ And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. 14 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. 15 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
  • Ps 64:3-5 : 3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, [and] bend [their bows to shoot] their arrows, [even] bitter words: 4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. 5 They encourage themselves [in] an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
  • Ps 64:10 : 10 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
  • Ps 94:15 : 15 But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
  • Ps 97:11 : 11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
  • Ps 125:4 : 4 ¶ Do good, O LORD, unto [those that be] good, and [to them that are] upright in their hearts.
  • Ps 142:3 : 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
  • Ps 32:11 : 11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all [ye that are] upright in heart.
  • 1 Sam 18:21 : 21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in [the one of] the twain.
  • 1 Sam 23:9 : 9 And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
  • Ps 7:12 : 12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
  • Ps 10:2 : 2 The wicked in [his] pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
  • Ps 10:8-9 : 8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor. 9 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 37:14-15
    2 verses
    84%

    14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, [and] to slay such as be of upright conversation.

    15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

  • Ps 64:2-7
    6 verses
    82%

    2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

    3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, [and] bend [their bows to shoot] their arrows, [even] bitter words:

    4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

    5 They encourage themselves [in] an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

    6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward [thought] of every one [of them], and the heart, [is] deep.

    7 ¶ But God shall shoot at them [with] an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

  • Ps 21:11-12
    2 verses
    78%

    11 For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, [which] they are not able [to perform].

    12 Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, [when] thou shalt make ready [thine arrows] upon thy strings against the face of them.

  • Lam 3:12-13
    2 verses
    78%

    12 He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.

    13 He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.

  • Ps 7:12-13
    2 verses
    77%

    12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

    13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

  • Ps 37:32
    77%

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

  • Ps 140:2
    76%

    2 Which imagine mischiefs in [their] heart; continually are they gathered together [for] war.

  • Ps 10:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

    9 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

  • Jer 9:8
    75%

    8 Their tongue [is as] an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: [one] speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.

  • Prov 1:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

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

    18 And they lay wait for their [own] blood; they lurk privily for their [own] lives.

  • Ps 11:3
    74%

    3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

  • Ps 17:11
    74%

    11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

  • Jer 9:3
    74%

    3 And they bend their tongues [like] their bow [for] lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.

  • Prov 1:11
    74%

    11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

  • Ps 59:3
    74%

    3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not [for] my transgression, nor [for] my sin, O LORD.

  • Ps 10:2
    74%

    2 The wicked in [his] pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

  • Ps 140:5
    74%

    5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

  • Ps 58:7
    73%

    7 Let them melt away as waters [which] run continually: [when] he bendeth [his bow to shoot] his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.

  • Ps 56:6
    73%

    6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

  • Jer 5:26
    73%

    26 For among my people are found wicked [men]: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

  • Ps 57:6
    73%

    6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen [themselves]. Selah.

  • Ps 37:12
    73%

    12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

  • Prov 24:15
    73%

    15 ¶ Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

  • Prov 14:19
    72%

    19 ¶ The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 24:2
    72%

    2 For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

  • Ps 45:5
    72%

    5 Thine arrows [are] sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; [whereby] the people fall under thee.

  • Ps 35:7
    72%

    7 For without cause have they hid for me their net [in] a pit, [which] without cause they have digged for my soul.

  • Rom 11:10
    72%

    10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.

  • Ps 11:1
    72%

    1 ¶ To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee [as] a bird to your mountain?

  • Mic 2:1
    72%

    1 ¶ Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

  • Ps 28:3
    72%

    3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief [is] in their hearts.

  • Ps 62:3
    72%

    3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall [shall ye be, and as] a tottering fence.

  • Jer 18:22
    72%

    22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

  • Ps 94:21
    72%

    21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

  • Hos 7:6
    72%

    6 For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.

  • Mic 7:3
    72%

    3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge [asketh] for a reward; and the great [man], he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

  • Lam 2:4
    72%

    4 He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all [that were] pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.

  • Prov 2:14
    72%

    14 Who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

  • Ps 141:9
    72%

    9 Keep me from the snares [which] they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.