Psalms 37:15

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 7:14-15 : 14 See the one who is pregnant with wickedness, who conceives destructive plans, and gives birth to harmful lies– 15 he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made.
  • Ps 35:8 : 8 Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!
  • Ps 46:9 : 9 He brings an end to wars throughout the earth; he shatters the bow and breaks the spear; he burns the shields with fire.
  • Ps 76:3-6 : 3 There he shattered the arrows, the shield, the sword, and the rest of the weapons of war.(Selah) 4 You shine brightly and reveal your majesty, as you descend from the hills where you killed your prey. 5 The bravehearted were plundered; they“fell asleep.” All the warriors were helpless. 6 At the sound of your battle cry, O God of Jacob, both rider and horse“fell asleep.”
  • Isa 37:38 : 38 One day, as he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword. They ran away to the land of Ararat; his son Esarhaddon replaced him as king.
  • Jer 51:56 : 56 For a destroyer is attacking Babylon. Her warriors will be captured; their bows will be broken. For the LORD is a God who punishes; he pays back in full.
  • Hos 1:5 : 5 At that time, I will destroy the military power of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.”
  • Hos 2:18 : 18 New Covenant Relationship with Repentant Israel“At that time I will make a covenant for them with the wild animals, the birds of the air, and the creatures that crawl on the ground. I will abolish the warrior’s bow and sword– that is, every weapon of warfare– from the land, and I will allow them to live securely.”
  • Mic 5:6 : 6 They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with a drawn sword. Our king will rescue us from the Assyrians should they attempt to invade our land and try to set foot in our territory.
  • Matt 27:4-5 : 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.
  • 1 Sam 2:4 : 4 The bows of warriors are shattered, but those who stumbled have taken on strength.
  • 1 Sam 31:4 : 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 17:23 : 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.
  • Esth 7:9-9 : 9 Harbona, one of the king’s eunuchs, said,“Indeed, there is the gallows that Haman made for Mordecai, who spoke out in the king’s behalf. It stands near Haman’s home and is seventy-five feet high.”The king said,“Hang him on it!” 10 So they hanged Haman on the very gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. The king’s rage then abated.

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    14Evil 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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    7But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow.

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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 37:16-17
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    16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

    17for evil men will lose their power, but the LORD sustains the godly.

  • Ps 58:7
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    7Let them disappear like water that flows away! Let them wither like grass!

  • 1 Sam 2:4
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    4The bows of warriors are shattered, but those who stumbled have taken on strength.

  • Ps 64:3-4
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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.

  • Isa 13:15-16
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    15Everyone who is caught will be stabbed; everyone who is seized will die by the sword.

    16Their children will be smashed to pieces before their very eyes; their houses will be looted and their wives raped.

  • Job 38:15
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    15Then from the wicked the light is withheld, and the arm raised in violence is broken.

  • Prov 6:15
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    15Therefore, his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant he will be broken, and there will be no remedy.

  • Ezek 16:40
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    40They will summon a mob who will stone you and hack you in pieces with their swords.

  • Jer 50:36-37
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    36Destructive forces will come against her false prophets; they will be shown to be fools! Destructive forces will come against her soldiers; they will be filled with terror!

    37Destructive forces will come against her horses and her chariots. Destructive forces will come against all the foreign troops within her; they will be as frightened as women! Destructive forces will come against her treasures; they will be taken away as plunder!

  • Ps 45:5
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    5Your arrows are sharp and penetrate the hearts of the king’s enemies. Nations fall at your feet.

  • Jer 5:16
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    16All of its soldiers are strong and mighty. Their arrows will send you to your grave.

  • Lam 3:12-13
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    12He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrow.

    13ה(He) He shot his arrows into my heart.

  • Jer 9:8
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    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.

  • Hos 11:6
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    6A sword will flash in their cities, it will destroy the bars of their city gates, and will devour them in their fortresses.

  • 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.

  • Ps 37:38
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    38Sinful rebels are totally destroyed; evil men have no future.

  • Jer 18:21
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    21So let their children die of starvation. Let them be cut down by the sword. Let their wives lose their husbands and children. Let the older men die of disease and the younger men die by the sword in battle.

  • Rom 3:15-16
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    15“Their feet are swift to shed blood,

    16ruin and misery are in their paths,

  • Isa 13:18
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    18Their arrows will cut young men to ribbons; they have no compassion on a person’s offspring, they will not look with pity on children.

  • Ezek 21:15
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    15So hearts melt with fear and many stumble. At all their gates I have stationed the sword for slaughter. Ah! It is made to flash, it is drawn for slaughter!

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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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    65Give them a distraught heart; may your curse be on them!

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

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    3I will knock your bow out of your left hand and make your arrows fall from your right hand.

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    28Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are prepared. The hooves of their horses are hard as flint, and their chariot wheels are like a windstorm.

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

  • Job 20:24
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    24If he flees from an iron weapon, then an arrow from a bronze bow pierces him.

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    3There he shattered the arrows, the shield, the sword, and the rest of the weapons of war.(Selah)

  • Ps 62:3
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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.

  • Isa 14:5
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    5The LORD has broken the club of the wicked, the scepter of rulers.

  • Hos 7:16
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    16They turn to Baal; they are like an unreliable bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because their prayers to Baal have made me angry. So people will disdain them in the land of Egypt.

  • Ps 17:11
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    11They attack me, now they surround me; they intend to throw me to the ground.

  • 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 21:15
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    15For they flee from the swords– from the drawn sword and from the battle-ready bow and from the severity of the battle.

  • Ps 5:10
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    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 69:22
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    22May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!

  • Prov 22:8
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    8The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will end.

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    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.

  • Prov 24:2
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    2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.