Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

Bible References

Lay snares

Psalm 10:9
He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his lair;
He lurks to catch the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.
Psalm 64:2
Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers,
From the tumult of those who do iniquity,
Psalm 119:110
The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not gone astray from Your precepts.
Psalm 140:5
The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set snares for me. Selah.
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 iniquity.
2 Samuel 17:1
Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Please let me choose 12,000 men that I may arise and pursue David tonight.
Luke 20:19
The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on Him that very hour, and they feared the people; for they understood that He spoke this parable against them.

Speak

Psalm 35:20
For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
Psalm 62:3
How long will you assail a man,
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
2 Samuel 16:7
Thus Shimei said when he cursed, “Get out, get out, you man of bloodshed, and worthless fellow!
Luke 20:21
They questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth.