Psalms 11:2

World English Bible (2000)

For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 7:10 : 10 My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
  • Ps 21:12 : 12 For you will make them turn their back, when you aim drawn bows at their face.
  • Ps 37:14 : 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright in the way.
  • Jer 9:3 : 3 They bend their tongue, [as it were] their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they don't know me, says Yahweh.
  • Matt 26:4 : 4 They took counsel together that they might take Jesus by deceit, and kill him.
  • Acts 23:12-15 : 12 When it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy. 14 They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, "We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul. 15 Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near."
  • Ps 64:3-5 : 3 who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words, 4 to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly. 5 They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"
  • Ps 64:10 : 10 The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him! For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song.
  • Ps 94:15 : 15 For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.
  • Ps 97:11 : 11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
  • Ps 125:4 : 4 Do good, Yahweh, to those who are good, to those who are upright in their hearts.
  • Ps 142:3 : 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, you knew my path. In the way in which I walk, they have hidden a snare for me.
  • Ps 32:11 : 11 Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!
  • 1 Sam 18:21 : 21 Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David, "You shall this day be my son-in-law a second time."
  • 1 Sam 23:9 : 9 David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod here."
  • Ps 7:12 : 12 If a man doesn't relent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.
  • Ps 10:2 : 2 In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.
  • Ps 10:8-9 : 8 He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless. 9 He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless, when he draws him in his net.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:14-15
    2 verses
    84%

    14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright in the way.

    15Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.

  • Ps 64:2-7
    6 verses
    82%

    2Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;

    3who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,

    4to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

    5They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"

    6They plot injustice, saying, "We have made a perfect plan!" Surely man's mind and heart are cunning.

    7But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.

  • Ps 21:11-12
    2 verses
    78%

    11For they intended evil against you. They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.

    12For you will make them turn their back, when you aim drawn bows at their face.

  • Lam 3:12-13
    2 verses
    78%

    12He has bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.

    13He has caused the shafts of his quiver to enter into my kidneys.

  • Ps 7:12-13
    2 verses
    77%

    12If a man doesn't relent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.

    13He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.

  • Ps 37:32
    77%

    32The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.

  • Ps 140:2
    76%

    2those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

  • Ps 10:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.

    9He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless, when he draws him in his net.

  • Jer 9:8
    75%

    8Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lays wait for him.

  • Prov 1:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:

    18but these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

  • Ps 11:3
    74%

    3If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?

  • Ps 17:11
    74%

    11They have now surrounded us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.

  • Jer 9:3
    74%

    3They bend their tongue, [as it were] their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they don't know me, says Yahweh.

  • Prov 1:11
    74%

    11If they say, "Come with us, Let's lay in wait for blood; let's lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;

  • Ps 59:3
    74%

    3For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, Yahweh.

  • Ps 10:2
    74%

    2In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

  • Ps 140:5
    74%

    5The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.

  • Ps 58:7
    73%

    7Let them vanish as water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.

  • Ps 56:6
    73%

    6They conspire and lurk, watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.

  • Jer 5:26
    73%

    26For among my people are found wicked men. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men.

  • Ps 57:6
    73%

    6They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into its midst themselves. Selah.

  • Ps 37:12
    73%

    12The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

  • Prov 24:15
    73%

    15Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting place:

  • Prov 14:19
    72%

    19The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 24:2
    72%

    2for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief.

  • Ps 45:5
    72%

    5Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king's enemies.

  • Ps 35:7
    72%

    7For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.

  • Rom 11:10
    72%

    10Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see. Bow down their back always."

  • Ps 11:1
    72%

    1In Yahweh, I take refuge. How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain!"

  • Mic 2:1
    72%

    1Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.

  • Ps 28:3
    72%

    3Don't draw me away with the wicked, with the workers of iniquity who speak peace with their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.

  • Ps 62:3
    72%

    3How long will you assault a man, would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

  • Jer 18:22
    72%

    22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you shall bring a troop suddenly on them; for they have dug a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

  • Ps 94:21
    72%

    21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

  • Hos 7:6
    72%

    6For they have prepared their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait. Their baker sleeps all the night. In the morning it burns as a flaming fire.

  • Mic 7:3
    72%

    3Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe; and the powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.

  • Lam 2:4
    72%

    4He has bent his bow like an enemy, he has stood with his right hand as an adversary, Has killed all that were pleasant to the eye: In the tent of the daughter of Zion he has poured out his wrath like fire.

  • Prov 2:14
    72%

    14who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil;

  • Ps 141:9
    72%

    9Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, from the traps of the workers of iniquity.