Proverbs 11:27
New Living Translation
27 If you search for good, you will find favor;
but if you search for evil, it will find you!
Psalm 7:15-16
New Living Translation
15 They dig a deep pit to trap others,
then fall into it themselves.
16 The trouble they make for others backfires on them.
The violence they plan falls on their own heads.
Proverbs 17:11
New Living Translation
11 Evil people are eager for rebellion,
but they will be severely punished.
Psalm 57:6
New Living Translation
6 My enemies have set a trap for me.
I am weary from distress.
They have dug a deep pit in my path,
but they themselves have fallen into it. Interlude
Psalm 9:15-16
New Living Translation
15 The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others.
Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.
16 The Lord is known for his justice.
The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet Interlude[a]
Footnotes
- 9:16 Hebrew Higgaion Selah. The meaning of this phrase is uncertain.
Esther 7:10
New Living Translation
10 So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and the king’s anger subsided.
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Psalm 10:2
New Living Translation
2 The wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor.
Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.
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