Psalm 140:8

Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot, or they will be exalted! Selah

Deuteronomy 32:27

had I not feared provocation by the enemy, lest their adversaries should misunderstand, lest they should say, "Our hand is triumphant, it was not the LORD who did all this."'

2 Samuel 15:31

And it was told David, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." And David said, "O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness."

Job 5:12-13

He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.

Psalm 10:2-3

In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.

Psalm 27:12

Give me not up to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence.

Psalm 94:20-21

Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute?

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Summary

Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

Lest they exalt themselves

Bible References

Grant not

Psalm 27:12
Give me not up to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence.
Psalm 94:20
Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute?
2 Samuel 15:31
And it was told David, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." And David said, "O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness."
Job 5:12
He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.

Lest they exalt themselves

Deuteronomy 32:27
had I not feared provocation by the enemy, lest their adversaries should misunderstand, lest they should say, "Our hand is triumphant, it was not the LORD who did all this."'

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