Psalms 37:32

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“Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,”

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BSBPD

“Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 37:32 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 39:16So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.
  2. 1 Samuel 19:10Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But the spear struck the wall and David eluded him, ran away, and escaped that night.
  3. 1 Samuel 23:14And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver David into his hand.
  4. 2 Kings 6:13So the king said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send men to capture him.” On receiving the report, “Elisha is in Dothan,”
  5. Psalms 10:8He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
  6. Psalms 37:12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
  7. Psalms 56:7In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.
  8. Proverbs 24:15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
  9. 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.”
  10. Jeremiah 18:23But You, O LORD, know all their deadly plots against me. Do not wipe out their guilt or blot out their sin from Your sight. Let them be overthrown before You; deal with them in the time of Your anger.
  11. Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”
  12. Daniel 6:5Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel, unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”
  13. Luke 6:7Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
  14. Luke 11:54waiting to catch Him in something He might say.
  15. Luke 14:1One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
  16. Luke 19:47Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.
  17. Luke 20:20So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
  18. Acts 9:24but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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