Psalms 37:32

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Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 10:8-9 : 8 He waits in ambush near the villages; in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim. 9 He 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. 10 His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.
  • Ps 37:12 : 12 Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.
  • Jer 20:10 : 10 I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying,“Come on, let’s publicly denounce him!” All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say,“Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.
  • Luke 6:7 : 7 The experts in the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a reason to accuse him.
  • Luke 11:54 : 54 plotting against him, to catch him in something he might say.
  • Luke 14:1 : 1 Healing Again on the Sabbath Now one Sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the house of a leader of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely.
  • Luke 19:47-48 : 47 Jesus was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate him, 48 but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.
  • Luke 20:20 : 20 Paying Taxes to Caesar Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.
  • Acts 9:24 : 24 but Saul learned of their plot against him. They were also watching the city gates day and night so that they could kill him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:12
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    12Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

  • Ps 37:14
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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.

  • Prov 24:15
    79%

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

  • Ps 37:33-34
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    79%

    33But the LORD does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law.

    34Rely on the LORD! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.

  • Ps 37:31
    78%

    31The law of their God controls their thinking; their feet do not slip.

  • Ps 34:21
    78%

    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.

  • Prov 29:10
    77%

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

  • 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.

  • Ps 10:8-9
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    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.

  • Prov 12:5-7
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    76%

    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.

    7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the righteous household will stand.

  • Prov 14:32
    76%

    32An evil person will be thrown down through his wickedness, but a righteous person takes refuge in his integrity.

  • Ps 37:17
    76%

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

  • Prov 12:12
    76%

    12The wicked person has desired the stronghold of the wicked, but the root of the righteous will yield fruit.

  • Job 36:17
    75%

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

  • Ps 11:5
    75%

    5The LORD approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.

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

  • Ps 56:6
    75%

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

  • Prov 28:1
    75%

    1Α wicked person fled, though no one was pursuing, but the righteous person can be as confident as a lion.

  • Ps 36:1
    75%

    1For the music director; written by the LORD’s servant, David; an oracle. An evil man is rebellious to the core. He does not fear God,

  • Prov 1:18
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    18but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives!

  • 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.

  • Ps 140:4
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    4O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.

  • 1 Pet 3:12
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    12For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer. But the Lord’s face is against those who do evil.

  • Ps 109:6
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    6Appoint an evil man to testify against him! May an accuser stand at his right side!

  • Prov 21:10
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    10The appetite of the wicked has desired evil; his neighbor is shown no favor in his eyes.

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

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • Ps 17:9
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    9Protect me from the wicked men who attack me, my enemies who crowd around me for the kill.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • 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.

  • Prov 12:26
    74%

    26The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Ps 34:15
    74%

    15The LORD pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help.

  • Ps 140:11
    74%

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

  • Ps 119:95
    74%

    95The wicked prepare to kill me, yet I concentrate on your rules.

  • Ps 64:4
    74%

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

  • Job 27:7
    74%

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

  • Prov 29:16
    74%

    16When the wicked increase, transgression increases, but the righteous will see their downfall.

  • Ps 7:11
    74%

    11God is a just judge; he is angry throughout the day.

  • Ps 37:21
    74%

    21Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

  • Ps 59:3
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    3For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O LORD.

  • Ps 139:19
    74%

    19If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men!

  • Mic 7:2
    74%

    2Faithful men have disappeared from the land; there are no godly men left. They all wait in ambush to shed blood; they hunt their own brother with a net.

  • Ps 36:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

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

    4He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.

  • Exod 23:7
    73%

    7Keep your distance from a false charge– do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.