Saying 27

15 Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
    do not plunder their dwelling place;

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24 but Saul learned of their plan.(A) Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him.

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19 I had been like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter;(A) I did not realize that they had plotted(B) against me, saying,

“Let us destroy the tree and its fruit;
    let us cut him off from the land of the living,(C)
    that his name be remembered(D) no more.”

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18 My people will live in peaceful(A) dwelling places,
    in secure homes,(B)
    in undisturbed places of rest.(C)

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The arrogant have hidden a snare(A) for me;
    they have spread out the cords of their net(B)
    and have set traps(C) for me along my path.

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20 Now, Your Majesty, come down whenever it pleases you to do so, and we will be responsible for giving(A) him into your hands.”

21 Saul replied, “The Lord bless(B) you for your concern(C) for me. 22 Go and get more information. Find out where David usually goes and who has seen him there. They tell me he is very crafty. 23 Find out about all the hiding places he uses and come back to me with definite information. Then I will go with you; if he is in the area, I will track(D) him down among all the clans of Judah.”

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They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.(A)

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16 But when the son of Paul’s sister heard of this plot, he went into the barracks(A) and told Paul.

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and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.(A)

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Saying 5

28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone(A)
    set up by your ancestors.

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11 If they say, “Come along with us;
    let’s lie in wait(A) for innocent blood,
    let’s ambush some harmless soul;

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See how they lie in wait for me!
    Fierce men conspire(A) against me
    for no offense or sin of mine, Lord.

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They conspire,(A) they lurk,
    they watch my steps,(B)
    hoping to take my life.(C)

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32 The wicked lie in wait(A) for the righteous,(B)
    intent on putting them to death;

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18 The king then ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests.”(A) So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck them down. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.(B) 19 He also put to the sword(C) Nob,(D) the town of the priests, with its men and women, its children and infants, and its cattle, donkeys and sheep.

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11 As they were going up the hill to the town, they met some young women coming out to draw(A) water, and they asked them, “Is the seer here?”

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He lies in wait(A) near the villages;
    from ambush he murders the innocent.(B)
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
    like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;(C)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.(D)
10 His victims are crushed,(E) they collapse;
    they fall under his strength.

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