Psalms 37:12

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Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 35:16 : 16 When I tripped, they taunted me relentlessly, and tried to bite me.
  • Dan 8:12 : 12 The army was given over, along with the daily sacrifice, in the course of his sinful rebellion. It hurled truth to the ground and enjoyed success.
  • Mic 2:1 : 1 Land 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.
  • 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.
  • Matt 26:4 : 4 They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
  • Matt 26:16 : 16 From that time on, Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray him.
  • Dan 8:24 : 24 His power will be great, but it will not be by his strength alone. He will cause terrible destruction. He will be successful in what he undertakes. He will destroy powerful people and the people of the holy ones.
  • 1 Sam 18:21 : 21 Saul said,“I will give her to him so that she may become a snare to him and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David,“Today is the second time for you to become my son-in-law.”
  • 1 Sam 23:7-9 : 7 When Saul was told that David had come to Keilah, Saul said,“God has delivered him into my hand, for he has boxed himself into a corner by entering a city with two barred gates.” 8 So Saul mustered all his army to go down to Keilah and besiege David and his men. 9 When David realized that Saul was planning to harm him, he told Abiathar the priest,“Bring the ephod!”
  • 2 Sam 15:10-12 : 10 Then Absalom sent spies through all the tribes of Israel who said,“When you hear the sound of the horn, you may assume that Absalom rules in Hebron.” 11 Now two hundred men had gone with Absalom from Jerusalem. Since they were invited, they went naively and were unaware of what Absalom was planning. 12 While he was offering sacrifices, Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s adviser, to come from his city, Giloh. The conspiracy was gaining momentum, and the people were starting to side with Absalom.
  • Esth 3:6 : 6 But the thought of striking out against Mordecai alone was repugnant to him, for he had been informed of the identity of Mordecai’s people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews(that is, the people of Mordecai) who were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.
  • Ps 37:32 : 32 Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

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  • Ps 37:32
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    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

  • Ps 37:13-14
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    13The Lord laughs in disgust at them, for he knows that their day is coming.

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

  • Ps 112:10
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    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.

  • Job 16:9-10
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    9His anger has torn me and persecuted me; he has gnashed at me with his teeth; my adversary locks his eyes on me.

    10People have opened their mouths against me, they have struck my cheek in scorn; they unite together against me.

  • Ps 35:16
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    16When I tripped, they taunted me relentlessly, and tried to bite me.

  • Ps 37:10-11
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    10Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

    11But the oppressed will possess the land and enjoy great prosperity.

  • Prov 12:12-13
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    12The wicked person has desired the stronghold of the wicked, but the root of the righteous will yield fruit.

    13The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

  • Ps 109:2
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    2For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

  • Prov 29:10
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    10Bloodthirsty people hate someone with integrity; as for the upright, they seek his life.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21No harm will be directed at the righteous, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

  • Prov 30:14
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    14There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among the human race.

  • Ps 52:6
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    6When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying:

  • Ps 10:2-3
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    2The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

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

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

  • Job 22:19
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    19The righteous see their destruction and rejoice; the innocent mock them scornfully, saying,

  • Ps 41:7
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    7All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; they plan ways to harm me.

  • Job 29:17
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    17I broke the fangs of the wicked, and made him drop his prey from his teeth.

  • Ps 10:7-8
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    7His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

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

  • Prov 12:5-6
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    5The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

    6The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.

  • Ps 34:21
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    21Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.

  • Ps 94:21
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    21They conspire against the blameless, and condemn to death the innocent.

  • Ps 37:1
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    1By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers!

  • Ps 35:19-20
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    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!

    20For 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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    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

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    6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Ps 11:2
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    2For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.

  • Prov 10:31
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    31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

  • Job 36:17
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    17But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you.

  • Prov 24:19
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    19Do not fret because of evil people or be envious of wicked people,

  • Ps 3:7
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    7Rise up, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.

  • Ps 37:17
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    17for evil men will lose their power, but the LORD sustains the godly.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19Bad people have bowed before good people, and wicked people have bowed at the gates of someone righteous.

  • Ps 21:11
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    11Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

  • Ps 140:11
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    11A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.

  • Job 27:7
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    7The Condition of the Wicked“May my enemy be like the wicked, my adversary like the unrighteous.

  • Ps 58:6
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    6O God, break the teeth in their mouths! Smash the jawbones of the lions, O LORD!

  • Ps 2:5
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    5Then he angrily speaks to them and terrifies them in his rage, saying,

  • Job 20:12
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    12“If evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,

  • Ps 36:3
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    3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

  • Ps 37:7
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    7Wait patiently for the LORD! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!