Psalms 10:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be caught in the devices they have imagined.

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  • Ps 7:16 : 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own crown.
  • Ps 9:15-16 : 15 The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid, their own foot is taken. 16 The LORD is known by the judgment he executes; the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
  • Ps 31:18 : 18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
  • Ps 36:11 : 11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
  • Ps 59:12 : 12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride, and for the cursing and lying which they speak.
  • Ps 119:5 : 5 Oh that my ways were directed to keep Your statutes!
  • Ps 119:69 : 69 The proud have forged a lie against me, but I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.
  • Ps 119:85 : 85 The proud have dug pits for me, which is not according to Your law.
  • Ps 119:122 : 122 Be surety for Your servant for good; do not let the proud oppress me.
  • Ps 140:5 : 5 The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set traps for me. Selah.
  • Prov 5:22 : 22 His own iniquities shall capture the wicked, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.
  • Isa 10:12-13 : 12 Therefore, it shall come to pass, that when the Lord has performed all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the proud heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. 13 For he says, By the strength of my hand, I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the boundaries of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have brought down the inhabitants like a valiant man;
  • Isa 14:13 : 13 For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will also sit upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
  • Isa 14:16 : 16 They that see you will look narrowly upon you, and consider you, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that shook kingdoms;
  • Jer 43:2 : 2 Then Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, You speak falsely: the LORD our God has not sent you to say, Do not go into Egypt to live there:
  • Exod 9:17 : 17 As yet you exalt yourself against my people, that you will not let them go?
  • Exod 18:11 : 11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods, for in the very thing in which they behaved proudly, He was above them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 10:3-5
    3 verses
    80%

    3For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the greedy, whom the LORD abhors.

    4The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God; God is not in all his thoughts.

    5His ways are always grievous; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; as for all his enemies, he sneers at them.

  • Ps 10:8-10
    3 verses
    79%

    8He sits in the lurking places of the villages; in the secret places he murders the innocent; his eyes are secretly set against the poor.

    9He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the poor; he catches the poor when he draws him into his net.

    10He crouches and humbles himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

  • Ps 37:14
    78%

    14The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay those who are of upright conduct.

  • Isa 10:2
    76%

    2To turn aside the needy from justice and to take away the rights from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!

  • Ps 140:5
    76%

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

  • Isa 32:7
    75%

    7The schemes of the miser are evil: he devises wicked plans to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaks what is right.

  • Ps 112:10
    75%

    10The wicked shall see it and be grieved; he shall gnash his teeth and melt away; the desire of the wicked shall perish.

  • Ps 17:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.

    11They have now surrounded us in our steps; they have set their eyes, bending down to the earth.

  • Ps 109:16
    74%

    16Because he did not remember to show mercy but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the brokenhearted.

  • Ps 37:32
    74%

    32The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him.

  • Job 24:4
    74%

    4They turn the needy out of the way; the poor of the earth hide themselves together.

  • Ps 37:12
    74%

    12The wicked plot against the just and gnash at him with their teeth.

  • Prov 29:7
    74%

    7The righteous consider the cause of the poor; but the wicked do not understand to know it.

  • Ps 10:13
    74%

    13Why does the wicked despise God? He has said in his heart, You will not require it.

  • Ps 11:2
    74%

    2For behold, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, to secretly shoot at the upright in heart.

  • Job 40:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11Cast afar the rage of your wrath; and behold everyone that is proud, and abase him.

    12Look on everyone that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

  • Prov 14:31
    73%

    31He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy on the poor.

  • Ps 21:11
    73%

    11For they intended evil against you: they devised a mischievous scheme, which they are not able to perform.

  • Ps 82:4
    73%

    4Deliver the poor and needy; rescue them from the hand of the wicked.

  • Ps 10:1
    73%

    1Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?

  • Prov 28:11
    73%

    11The rich man is wise in his own eyes, but the poor who has understanding searches him out.

  • Job 10:3
    73%

    3Is it good to You that You should oppress, that You should despise the work of Your hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

  • Mal 3:15
    73%

    15And now we call the proud blessed; yes, those who do wickedness are raised up; yes, those who test God go free.

  • Ps 5:10
    73%

    10Destroy them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against you.

  • Prov 22:16
    73%

    16He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he who gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • Mic 2:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it because it is in the power of their hand.

    2They covet fields and take them by violence, and houses, and take them away; so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

  • Ps 73:8
    73%

    8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly of oppression; they speak loftily.

  • Ps 36:11
    73%

    11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

  • Prov 28:15
    73%

    15As a roaring lion and a raging bear, so is a wicked ruler over poor people.

  • Ps 59:12
    73%

    12For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride, and for the cursing and lying which they speak.

  • Job 20:19
    72%

    19Because he has oppressed and has forsaken the poor; because he has violently taken away a house he did not build;

  • Prov 10:15
    72%

    15The rich man's wealth is his strong city, the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

  • Prov 21:12
    72%

    12The righteous man wisely considers the house of the wicked, but God overthrows the wicked for their wickedness.

  • Ps 94:4
    72%

    4How long shall they utter and speak arrogant things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

  • Ps 10:15
    72%

    15Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man; seek out his wickedness until You find none.

  • Lam 3:61
    72%

    61You have heard their reproach, O LORD, and all their schemes against me;

  • Prov 21:7
    72%

    7The robbery of the wicked will destroy them, because they refuse to do justice.

  • Ps 119:85
    72%

    85The proud have dug pits for me, which is not according to Your law.

  • Job 18:10
    72%

    10The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.

  • Ps 119:78
    72%

    78Let the proud be ashamed, for they treated me wrongfully without a cause; but I will meditate on Your precepts.

  • Ps 140:8
    72%

    8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not further his wicked scheme, lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

  • Ps 73:6
    72%

    6Therefore pride surrounds them as a chain; violence covers them as a garment.

  • Ps 140:2
    72%

    2Who devise mischiefs in their hearts; continually they gather together for war.