Psalms 10:2

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The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 7:16 : 16 He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.
  • Ps 9:15-16 : 15 The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden. 16 The LORD revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions.(Higgaion. Selah)
  • Ps 31:18 : 18 May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!
  • Ps 36:11 : 11 Do not let arrogant men overtake me, or let evil men make me homeless!
  • Ps 59:12 : 12 They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!
  • Ps 119:5 : 5 If only I were predisposed to keep your statutes!
  • Ps 119:69 : 69 Arrogant people smear my reputation with lies, but I observe your precepts with all my heart.
  • Ps 119:85 : 85 The arrogant dig pits to trap me, which violates your law.
  • Ps 119:122 : 122 Guarantee the welfare of your servant! Do not let the arrogant oppress me!
  • Ps 140:5 : 5 Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)
  • Prov 5:22 : 22 The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.
  • Isa 10:12-13 : 12 But when the Lord finishes judging Mount Zion and Jerusalem, then I will punish the king of Assyria for what he has proudly planned and for the arrogant attitude he displays. 13 For he says:“By my strong hand I have accomplished this, by my strategy that I devised. I invaded the territory of nations, and looted their storehouses. Like a mighty conqueror, I brought down rulers.
  • Isa 14:13 : 13 You said to yourself,“I will climb up to the sky. Above the stars of El I will set up my throne. I will rule on the mountain of assembly on the remote slopes of Zaphon.
  • Isa 14:16 : 16 Those who see you stare at you, they look at you carefully, thinking:“Is this the man who shook the earth, the one who made kingdoms tremble?
  • Jer 43:2 : 2 Then Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and other arrogant men said to Jeremiah,“You are telling a lie! The LORD our God did not send you to tell us,‘You must not go to Egypt and settle there.’
  • Exod 9:17 : 17 You are still exalting yourself against my people by not releasing them.
  • Exod 18:11 : 11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all the gods, for in the thing in which they dealt proudly against them he has destroyed them.”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 10:3-5
    3 verses
    80%

    3Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the LORD.

    4The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks,“God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”

    5He is secure at all times. He has no regard for your commands; he disdains all his enemies.

  • Ps 10:8-10
    3 verses
    79%

    8He waits in ambush near the villages; in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim.

    9He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.

    10His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.

  • Ps 37:14
    78%

    14Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

  • Isa 10:2
    76%

    2to keep the poor from getting fair treatment, and to deprive the oppressed among my people of justice, so they can steal what widows own, and loot what belongs to orphans.

  • Ps 140:5
    76%

    5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)

  • Isa 32:7
    75%

    7A deceiver’s methods are evil; he dreams up evil plans to ruin the poor with lies, even when the needy are in the right.

  • Ps 112:10
    75%

    10When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

  • Ps 17:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10They are calloused; they speak arrogantly.

    11They attack me, now they surround me; they intend to throw me to the ground.

  • Ps 109:16
    74%

    16For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.

  • Ps 37:32
    74%

    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

  • Job 24:4
    74%

    4They turn the needy from the pathway, and the poor of the land hide themselves together.

  • Ps 37:12
    74%

    12Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

  • Prov 29:7
    74%

    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Ps 10:13
    74%

    13Why does the wicked man reject God? He says to himself,“You will not hold me accountable.”

  • Ps 11:2
    74%

    2For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.

  • Job 40:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11Scatter abroad the abundance of your anger. Look at every proud man and bring him low;

    12Look at every proud man and abase him; crush the wicked on the spot!

  • Prov 14:31
    73%

    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

  • Ps 21:11
    73%

    11Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

  • Ps 82:4
    73%

    4Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked!

  • Ps 10:1
    73%

    1Why, LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble?

  • Prov 28:11
    73%

    11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

  • Job 10:3
    73%

    3Is it good for you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?

  • Mal 3:15
    73%

    15So now we consider the arrogant to be happy; indeed, those who practice evil are successful. In fact, those who challenge God escape!’”

  • Ps 5:10
    73%

    10Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you.

  • Prov 22:16
    73%

    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

  • Mic 2:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1Land Robbers Will Lose Their Land Beware wicked schemers, those who devise calamity as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.

    2They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited.

  • Ps 73:8
    73%

    8They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.

  • Ps 36:11
    73%

    11Do not let arrogant men overtake me, or let evil men make me homeless!

  • Prov 28:15
    73%

    15Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

  • Ps 59:12
    73%

    12They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

  • Job 20:19
    72%

    19For he has oppressed the poor and abandoned them; he has seized a house which he did not build.

  • Prov 10:15
    72%

    15The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

  • Prov 21:12
    72%

    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

  • Ps 94:4
    72%

    4They spew out threats and speak defiantly; all the evildoers boast.

  • Ps 10:15
    72%

    15Break the arm of the wicked and evil man! Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds, which he thought you would not discover.

  • Lam 3:61
    72%

    61ש(Sin/Shin) You have heard their taunts, O LORD, all their plots against me.

  • Prov 21:7
    72%

    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • Ps 119:85
    72%

    85The arrogant dig pits to trap me, which violates your law.

  • Job 18:10
    72%

    10A rope is hidden for him on the ground and a trap for him lies on the path.

  • Ps 119:78
    72%

    78May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me! But I meditate on your precepts.

  • Ps 140:8
    72%

    8O LORD, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack!(Selah)

  • Ps 73:6
    72%

    6Arrogance is their necklace, and violence covers them like clothing.

  • Ps 140:2
    72%

    2who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.