Psalm 38:12

Those who seek my life lay snares for me,
And those who seek to injure me threaten mischievous things and destruction;
They devise treachery all the day long.

Psalm 35:20

For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful words [half-truths and lies] against those who are quiet in the land.

Psalm 140:5

The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah.

2 Samuel 16:7-8

This is what Shimei said as he cursed: “Get out, get out, you man of bloodshed, you worthless and useless man!

2 Samuel 17:1-3

Then, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Please let me choose 12,000 men, and I will set out and pursue David tonight.

Psalm 10:9

He lurks in a hiding place like a lion in his lair;
He lies in wait to catch the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.

Psalm 35:4

Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life;
Let those be turned back [in defeat] and humiliated who plot evil against me.

Psalm 54:3

For strangers have risen against me
And violent men have sought my life;
They have not set God before them. Selah.

Psalm 62:3-4

How long will you attack a man
So that you may murder him, all of you,
Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

Psalm 64:2-5

Hide me from the secret counsel and conspiracy of the ungodly,
From the scheming of those who do wrong,

Psalm 119:110

The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I do not wander from Your precepts.

Psalm 141:9

Keep me from the jaws of the trap which they have set for me,
And from the snares of those who do evil.

Luke 20:19-22

The scribes and the chief priests tried to [find a way to] arrest Him at that very hour, but they were afraid of the people; because they understood that He spoke this parable against them.

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