Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

New American Standard Bible

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Wicked man, don’t set an ambush,
at the camp of the righteous man;
don’t destroy his dwelling.

International Standard Version

Don't lie in wait like an outlaw to attack where the righteous live;

A Conservative Version

Lay not in wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Do not destroy his resting place.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;

Darby Translation

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.

Julia Smith Translation

Thou shalt not lay wait, O wicked one, against the dwelling of the just one; thou shalt not destroy his resting place:

King James 2000

Lie not in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Do not lie in wait [like] an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do not do violence [to] his dwelling place.

Modern King James verseion

Wicked one, do not lie in ambush at the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Lay no privy wait wickedly upon the house of the righteous, and disquiet not his resting place.

NET Bible

Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

New Heart English Bible

Do not lie in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Do not destroy his resting place:

The Emphasized Bible

Do not lie in wait, thou lawless man, against the home of the righteous, - neither destroy thou his place of rest;

Webster

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; destroy not his resting-place:

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

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Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Lay not wait
ארב 
'arab 
Usage: 42

O wicked
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

of the righteous
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

שׁדד 
Shadad 
Usage: 57

Context Readings

Learning From Your Father

14 So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off. 15 Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place: 16 For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.

Cross References

1 Samuel 9:11

And when they were on the way up to the town, they saw some young girls going out to get water and said to them, Is the seer here?

1 Samuel 22:18-19

Then the king said to Doeg, You are to put the priests to death. And Doeg the Edomite, turning on the priests and attacking them, put to death that day eighty-five men who took up the ephod.

1 Samuel 23:20-23

So now, O king, have your soul's desire and come down, and we, for our part, will give him up into the king's hands.

Psalm 10:8-10

He is waiting in the dark places of the towns: in the secret places he puts to death those who have done no wrong: his eyes are secretly turned against the poor.

Psalm 37:32

The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.

Psalm 56:6

They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

Psalm 59:3

For see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord.

Psalm 140:5

The men of pride have put secret cords for my feet; stretching nets in my way, so that they may take me with their tricks. (Selah.)

Proverbs 1:11

If they say, Come with us; let us make designs against the good, waiting secretly for the upright, without cause;

Proverbs 22:28

Let not the old landmark be moved which your fathers have put in place.

Isaiah 32:18

And my people will be living in peace, in houses where there is no fear, and in quiet resting-places.

Jeremiah 11:19

But I was like a gentle lamb taken to be put to death; I had no thought that they were designing evil against me, saying, Come and let us make trouble his food, cutting him off from the land of the living, so that there may be no more memory of his name.

Matthew 26:4

And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death.

Acts 9:24

But Saul got knowledge of their design. And they kept watch day and night on the roads out of the town, so that they might put him to death:

Acts 23:16

But Paul's sister's son had word of their design, and he came into the army building and gave news of it to Paul.

Acts 25:3

Requesting Festus to give effect to their design against him, and send him to Jerusalem, when they would be waiting to put him to death on the way.

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