9 Bible Verses about Snares Laid for People

I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me.

The arrogant dig pits to trap me, which violates your law.

The wicked lay a trap for me, but I do not wander from your precepts.

Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah)

Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set.

Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.

"Indeed, there are wicked scoundrels among my people. They lie in wait like bird catchers hiding in ambush. They set deadly traps to catch people.

Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.

Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen closely, O king! For judgment is about to overtake you! For you were like a trap to Mizpah, like a net spread out to catch Tabor.