Psalms 35:8

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Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!

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  • 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 Now when they are saying,“There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape.
  • 1 Sam 18:17 : 17 Then Saul said to David,“Here’s my oldest daughter, Merab. I want to give her to you in marriage. Only be a brave warrior for me and fight the battles of the LORD.”For Saul thought,“There’s no need for me to raise my hand against him. Let it be the hand of the Philistines!”
  • 1 Sam 31:2-4 : 2 The Philistines stayed right on the heels of Saul and his sons. They struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua. 3 Saul himself was in the thick of the battle; the archers spotted him and wounded him severely. 4 Saul said to his armor bearer,“Draw your sword and stab me with it! Otherwise these uncircumcised people will come, stab me, and torture me.” But his armor bearer refused to do it, because he was very afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.
  • 2 Sam 17:2-4 : 2 When I catch up with him he will be exhausted and worn out. I will rout him, and the entire army that is with him will flee. I will kill only the king 3 and will bring the entire army back to you. In exchange for the life of the man you are seeking, you will get back everyone. The entire army will return unharmed.” 4 This seemed like a good idea to Absalom and to all the leaders of Israel.
  • 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and returned to his house in his hometown. After setting his household in order, he hanged himself. So he died and was buried in the grave of his father.
  • 2 Sam 18:14-15 : 14 Joab replied,“I will not wait around like this for you!” He took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the middle of Absalom while he was still alive in the middle of the oak tree. 15 Then ten soldiers who were Joab’s armor bearers struck Absalom and finished him off.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the very gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. The king’s rage then abated.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made. 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 : 15 The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden.
  • Ps 57:6 : 6 They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it!(Selah)
  • Ps 64:7 : 7 But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow.
  • Ps 73:18-20 : 18 Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin. 19 How desolate they become in a mere moment! Terrifying judgments make their demise complete! 20 They are like a dream after one wakes up. O Lord, when you awake you will despise them.
  • Ps 141:9-9 : 9 Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set. 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape.
  • 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.
  • Prov 29:1 : 1 The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.
  • Isa 47:11 : 11 Disaster will overtake you; you will not know how to charm it away. Destruction will fall on you; you will not be able to appease it. Calamity will strike you suddenly, before you recognize it.
  • Matt 27:3-5 : 3 Judas’ Suicide Now when Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus had been condemned, he regretted what he had done and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders, 4 saying,“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!” But they said,“What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!” 5 So Judas threw the silver coins into the temple and left. Then he went out and hanged himself.
  • Luke 21:34 : 34 Be Ready!“But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 35:6-7
    2 verses
    82%

    6May their path be dark and slippery, as the LORD’s angel chases them!

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

  • Job 18:7-10
    4 verses
    80%

    7His vigorous steps are restricted, and his own counsel throws him down.

    8For he has been thrown into a net by his feet and he wanders into a mesh.

    9A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare grips him.

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

  • Ps 141:9-10
    2 verses
    79%

    9Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set.

    10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape.

  • Jer 18:22-23
    2 verses
    78%

    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.

    23But you, LORD, know all their plots to kill me. Do not pardon their crimes! Do not ignore their sins as though you had erased them! Let them be brought down in defeat before you! Deal with them while you are still angry!

  • Ps 140:9-10
    2 verses
    77%

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

    10May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.

  • Ps 69:22
    77%

    22May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!

  • Ps 9:15
    77%

    15The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden.

  • Ps 57:6
    77%

    6They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it!(Selah)

  • Ps 5:10
    76%

    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.

  • Ps 55:15
    76%

    15May death destroy them! May they go down alive into Sheol! For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.

  • Prov 6:15
    76%

    15Therefore, his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant he will be broken, and there will be no remedy.

  • Ps 10:8-10
    3 verses
    76%

    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 7:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made.

    16He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.

  • Ps 35:25
    75%

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

  • Ps 109:11
    75%

    11May the creditor seize all he owns! May strangers loot his property!

  • Ezek 19:8
    74%

    8The nations– the surrounding regions– attacked him. They threw their net over him; he was caught in their pit.

  • Prov 28:10
    74%

    10The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • Ps 140:5
    74%

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

  • Jer 17:18
    74%

    18May those who persecute me be disgraced. Do not let me be disgraced. May they be dismayed. Do not let me be dismayed. Bring days of disaster on them. Bring on them the destruction they deserve.”

  • Rom 11:9
    74%

    9And David says,“Let their table become a snare and trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them;

  • Ps 109:17
    74%

    17He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings.

  • Ps 64:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow.

    8Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,

  • Prov 1:12
    73%

    12We will swallow them alive like Sheol, those full of vigor like those going down to the Pit.

  • Ps 35:4
    73%

    4May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated! May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

  • Ps 109:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7When he is judged, he will be found guilty! Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.

    8May his days be few! May another take his job!

  • Ps 58:7
    73%

    7Let them disappear like water that flows away! Let them wither like grass!

  • Ps 73:18
    73%

    18Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.

  • Eccl 10:8
    73%

    8Wisdom is Needed to Avert Dangers in Everyday Life One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

  • Ps 40:14
    73%

    14May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

  • 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 27:7
    73%

    7The Condition of the Wicked“May my enemy be like the wicked, my adversary like the unrighteous.

  • Ps 7:5
    73%

    5may an enemy relentlessly chase me and catch me; may he trample me to death and leave me lying dishonored in the dust.(Selah)

  • Ps 69:24
    73%

    24Pour out your judgment on them! May your raging anger overtake them!

  • Ps 64:4
    73%

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

  • Prov 1:17
    72%

    17Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird,

  • Job 19:6
    72%

    6know then that God has wronged me and encircled me with his net.

  • Job 31:8
    72%

    8then let me sow and let another eat, and let my crops be uprooted.