Psalm 38:12
New King James Version
12 Those also who seek my life lay snares for me;
Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction,
And plan deception all the day long.
Psalm 35:20
New King James Version
20 For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful matters
Against the quiet ones in the land.
Psalm 140:5
New King James Version
5 The proud have hidden a (A)snare for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah
Psalm 141:9
New King James Version
9 Keep me from (A)the snares they have laid for me,
And from the traps of the workers of iniquity.
Psalm 64:2-5
New King James Version
2 Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,
From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity,
3 Who sharpen their tongue like a sword,
(A)And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
4 That they may shoot in secret at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.
5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter;
They talk of laying snares secretly;
(B)They say, “Who will see them?”
Psalm 35:4
New King James Version
4 (A)Let those be put to shame and brought to dishonor
Who seek after my life;
Let those be (B)turned back and brought to confusion
Who plot my hurt.
2 Samuel 17:1-3
New King James Version
The Advice of Ahithophel and Hushai
17 Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Now let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight. 2 I will come upon him while he is (A)weary and weak, and make him [a]afraid. And all the people who are with him will flee, and I will (B)strike only the king. 3 Then I will bring back all the people to you. When all return except the man whom you seek, all the people will be at peace.”
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- 2 Samuel 17:2 tremble with fear
2 Samuel 16:7-8
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7 Also Shimei said thus when he cursed: “Come out! Come out! You [a]bloodthirsty man, (A)you [b]rogue! 8 The Lord has (B)brought upon you all (C)the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and the Lord has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son. So now you are caught in your own evil, because you are a [c]bloodthirsty man!”
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- 2 Samuel 16:7 Lit. man of bloodshed
- 2 Samuel 16:7 worthless man
- 2 Samuel 16:8 Lit. man of bloodshed
Luke 20:19-22
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19 And the chief priests and the scribes that very hour sought to lay hands on Him, but they [a]feared the people—for they knew He had spoken this parable against them.
The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar?(A)
20 (B)So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might seize on His words, in order to deliver Him to the power and the authority of the governor.
21 Then they asked Him, saying, (C)“Teacher, we know that You say and teach rightly, and You do not show personal favoritism, but teach the way of God in truth: 22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
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- Luke 20:19 M were afraid—for
Psalm 119:110
New King James Version
110 (A)The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.
Psalm 62:3-4
New King James Version
3 How long will you attack a man?
You shall be slain, all of you,
(A)Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence.
4 They only consult to cast him down from his high position;
They (B)delight in lies;
They bless with their mouth,
But they curse inwardly. Selah
Psalm 54:3
New King James Version
3 For strangers have risen up against me,
And oppressors have sought after my life;
They have not set God before them. Selah
Psalm 10:9
New King James Version
9 He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den;
He lies in wait to catch the poor;
He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
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