Proverbs 24:15
New Living Translation
15 Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly,
and don’t raid the house where the godly live.
Acts 9:24
New Living Translation
24 They were watching for him day and night at the city gate so they could murder him, but Saul was told about their plot.
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Jeremiah 11:19
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19 I was like a lamb being led to the slaughter. I had no idea that they were planning to kill me! “Let’s destroy this man and all his words,” they said. “Let’s cut him down, so his name will be forgotten forever.”
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Isaiah 32:18
New Living Translation
18 My people will live in safety, quietly at home.
They will be at rest.
Psalm 140:5
New Living Translation
5 The proud have set a trap to catch me;
they have stretched out a net;
they have placed traps all along the way. Interlude
1 Samuel 23:20-23
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20 Come down whenever you’re ready, O king, and we will catch him and hand him over to you!”
21 “The Lord bless you,” Saul said. “At last someone is concerned about me! 22 Go and check again to be sure of where he is staying and who has seen him there, for I know that he is very crafty. 23 Discover his hiding places, and come back when you are sure. Then I’ll go with you. And if he is in the area at all, I’ll track him down, even if I have to search every hiding place in Judah!”
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Acts 25:3
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3 They asked Festus as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem (planning to ambush and kill him on the way).
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Acts 23:16
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16 But Paul’s nephew—his sister’s son—heard of their plan and went to the fortress and told Paul.
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Matthew 26:4
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4 plotting how to capture Jesus secretly and kill him.
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Proverbs 22:28
New Living Translation
28 Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers
set up by previous generations.
Proverbs 1:11
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11 They may say, “Come and join us.
Let’s hide and kill someone!
Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent!
Psalm 59:3
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3 They have set an ambush for me.
Fierce enemies are out there waiting, Lord,
though I have not sinned or offended them.
Psalm 56:6
New Living Translation
6 They come together to spy on me—
watching my every step, eager to kill me.
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