Psalms 37:14

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

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  • Ps 11:2 : 2 For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.
  • Prov 29:27 : 27 An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.
  • Hab 1:13 : 13 You are too just to tolerate evil; you are unable to condone wrongdoing. So why do you put up with such treacherous people? Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour those more righteous than they are?
  • Matt 23:30-34 : 30 And you say,‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have participated with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 31 By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Fill up then the measure of your ancestors! 33 You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? 34 “For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,
  • Acts 7:52 : 52 Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They killed those who foretold long ago the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become!
  • Acts 12:2-3 : 2 He had James, the brother of John, executed with a sword. 3 When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too.(This took place during the feast of Unleavened Bread.)
  • Acts 12:11 : 11 When Peter came to himself, he said,“Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from everything the Jewish people were expecting to happen.”
  • Ps 35:10 : 10 With all my strength I will say,“O LORD, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.”
  • Ps 64:2-6 : 2 Hide me from the plots of evil men, from the crowd of evildoers. 3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge, 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.
  • Prov 29:10 : 10 Bloodthirsty people hate someone with integrity; as for the upright, they seek his life.
  • 1 Sam 24:11 : 11 Look, my father, and see the edge of your robe in my hand! When I cut off the edge of your robe, I didn’t kill you. So realize and understand that I am not planning evil or rebellion. Even though I have not sinned against you, you are waiting in ambush to take my life.
  • 1 Sam 24:17 : 17 He said to David,“You are more innocent than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!
  • 1 John 3:12 : 12 not like Cain who was of the evil one and brutally murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, but his brother’s were righteous.
  • Acts 12:23 : 23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

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    15Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

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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.

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

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    3They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

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

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

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

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  • 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.

  • Isa 32:7
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    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 10:8-10
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    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.

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

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

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    12If a person does not repent, God will wield his sword. He has prepared to shoot his bow.

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

  • Ps 21:11-12
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    11Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

    12For you make them retreat when you aim your arrows at them.

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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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    21Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.

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    3They are experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men announce what they wish and then they plan it out.

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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.

  • Lam 3:12
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    12He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrow.

  • Ps 17:13
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    13Rise up, LORD! Confront him! Knock him down! Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man!

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    15Then from the wicked the light is withheld, and the arm raised in violence is broken.

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

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    3How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.

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    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!

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

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    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.