Psalms 140:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah”
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“The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set gins for me. [Selah”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The proud hid a snare for me--and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 140:5 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 18:9A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.
- Psalms 10:4In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
- Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
- Psalms 31:4You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.
- 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 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
- Psalms 57:6They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
- Psalms 119:69Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
- Psalms 119:85The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
- Psalms 119:110The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.
- Psalms 123:3Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.
- Psalms 141:9Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.
- Psalms 142:3Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
- Proverbs 24:15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
- Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
- Jeremiah 18:18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
- 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.
- Luke 11:53As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
- Luke 20:20So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
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