11 If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
Proverbs 1:11
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Proverbs 1:17–19
17 How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it! 18 But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives. 19 Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
Psalms 37:31–33
31 The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter. 32 Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them, 33 the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.
Psalms 64:4–6
4 ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear. 5 They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say. 6 They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and…
Proverbs 24:1–3
1 Do not envy wicked men or desire their company; 2 for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble. 3 By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
Psalms 83:2–4
2 See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads. 3 With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish, 4 saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
Psalms 35:19–21
19 Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice. 20 For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land. 21 They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have see…
Psalms 140:1–3
1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence, 2 who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long. 3 They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
Jeremiah 5:25–27
25 Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty. 26 For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. 27 Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Theref…
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