Psalms 119:85
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.”
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BSBPD
“The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“The proud have digged pits for me, Who are not according to thy law.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“The proud have digged for me pits, That <FI>are<Fi> not according to Thy law.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 119:85 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 7:15He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
- Psalms 35:7For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
- Psalms 36:11Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
- Psalms 58:1Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
- Psalms 119:78May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.
- Proverbs 16:27A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
- Jeremiah 18:20Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.
- Jeremiah 18:22Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.
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