Proverbs 24:15

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“Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.”

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BSBPD

“Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 24:15 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 9:11And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”
  2. 1 Samuel 22:18So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
  3. 1 Samuel 23:20Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”
  4. Psalms 10:8He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
  5. Psalms 37:32Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
  6. Psalms 56:6They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
  7. Psalms 59:3See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
  8. Psalms 140:5The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
  9. Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
  10. Proverbs 22:28Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.
  11. Isaiah 32:18Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.
  12. Jeremiah 11:19For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”
  13. Matthew 26:4and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
  14. Acts 9:24but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
  15. Acts 23:16But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
  16. Acts 25:3to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

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