Psalms 35:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who live peacefully in the land.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 31:13 : 13 For I hear what so many are saying, the terrifying news that comes from every direction. When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life.
  • Ps 36:3-4 : 3 The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right. 4 He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.
  • Ps 38:12 : 12 Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.
  • Ps 52:2 : 2 Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.
  • Ps 64:4-6 : 4 in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation. 5 They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast,“Who will see them?” 6 They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man’s inner thoughts cannot be discovered.
  • Ps 120:5-7 : 5 How miserable I am! For I have lived temporarily in Meshech; I have resided among the tents of Kedar. 6 For too long I have had to reside with those who hate peace. 7 I am committed to peace, but when I speak, they want to make war.
  • Ps 140:2-5 : 2 who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict. 3 Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips.(Selah) 4 O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over. 5 Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)
  • Jer 11:19 : 19 Before this I had been like a docile lamb ready to be led to the slaughter. I did not know they were making plans to kill me. I did not know they were saying,“Let’s destroy the tree along with its fruit! Let’s remove Jeremiah from the world of the living so people will not even be reminded of him any more.”
  • Dan 6:5 : 5 So these men concluded,“We won’t find any pretext against this man Daniel unless it is in connection with the law of his God.”
  • Matt 12:19 : 19 He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
  • Matt 12:24 : 24 But when the Pharisees heard this they said,“He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!”
  • Matt 26:4 : 4 They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
  • Acts 23:15 : 15 So now you and the council request the commanding officer to bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine his case by conducting a more thorough inquiry. We are ready to kill him before he comes near this place.”
  • Acts 25:3 : 3 Requesting him to do them a favor against Paul, they urged Festus to summon him to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.
  • 1 Pet 2:22-23 : 22 He committed no sin nor was deceit found in his mouth. 23 When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 12:20
    78%

    20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.

  • Ps 38:12
    78%

    12Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

  • Ps 140:2
    78%

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

  • Ps 35:19
    78%

    19Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!

  • Jer 9:8
    78%

    8Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.

  • Ps 21:11
    77%

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

  • Ps 109:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

    3They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason.

  • Ps 120:7
    76%

    7I am committed to peace, but when I speak, they want to make war.

  • Ps 35:21
    76%

    21They are ready to devour me; they say,“Aha! Aha! We’ve got you!”

  • Ps 41:7
    76%

    7All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; they plan ways to harm me.

  • Ps 55:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20He attacks his friends; he breaks his solemn promises to them.

    21His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.

  • Ps 64:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.

    5They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast,“Who will see them?”

  • Ps 28:3
    75%

    3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

  • Prov 24:2
    75%

    2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

  • Jer 9:5
    75%

    5One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.

  • Jer 9:3
    75%

    3The Lord Laments That He Has No Choice But to Judge Them The LORD says,“These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.

  • Ps 139:20
    74%

    20They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie.

  • Ps 83:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2For look, your enemies are making a commotion; those who hate you are hostile.

    3They carefully plot against your people, and make plans to harm the ones you cherish.

  • Ps 62:4
    74%

    4They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses.(Selah)

  • Ps 35:15
    74%

    15But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest.

  • Ps 5:9
    74%

    9For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.

  • Ps 35:25
    73%

    25Do not let them say to themselves,“Aha! We have what we wanted!” Do not let them say,“We have devoured him!”

  • Ps 140:9
    73%

    9As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

  • Ps 37:12
    73%

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

  • Prov 4:16
    73%

    16For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.

  • Ps 35:7
    73%

    7I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me.

  • Rom 3:17
    73%

    17and the way of peace they have not known.”

  • Jer 8:11
    73%

    11They offer only superficial help for the hurt my dear people have suffered. They say,“Everything will be all right!” But everything is not all right!

  • Ps 71:10
    73%

    10For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.

  • Ps 83:5
    73%

    5Yes, they devise a unified strategy; they form an alliance against you.

  • Mic 6:12
    73%

    12The city’s wealthy people readily resort to violence; her inhabitants tell lies, their tongues speak deceptive words.

  • Jer 23:17
    73%

    17They continually say to those who reject what the LORD has said,‘Things will go well for you!’ They say to all those who follow the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts,‘Nothing bad will happen to you!’

  • Isa 59:8
    73%

    8They are unfamiliar with peace; their deeds are unjust. They use deceitful methods, and whoever deals with them is unfamiliar with peace.

  • Ps 12:2
    73%

    2People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

  • Job 15:35
    73%

    35They conceive trouble and bring forth evil; their belly prepares deception.”

  • Ps 73:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

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

    9They speak as if they rule in heaven, and lay claim to the earth.

  • Ps 55:3
    72%

    3because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

  • Ps 56:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise.

    6They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.

  • Ps 59:12
    72%

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

  • Ps 59:7
    72%

    7Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say,“Who hears?”

  • Jer 18:22
    72%

    22Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.

  • Ps 55:10
    72%

    10Day and night they walk around on its walls, while wickedness and destruction are within it.

  • Ps 38:19
    72%

    19But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; those who hate me without cause outnumber me.

  • Mic 3:5
    72%

    5This is what the LORD has said about the prophets who mislead my people,“If someone gives them enough to eat, they offer an oracle of peace. But if someone does not give them food, they are ready to declare war on him.