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 secret like a lion in a thicket.
He lurks in order to seize the afflicted;
he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net.
Psalm 64:2
Hide me from the scheming of wicked people,
from the mob of evildoers,
Psalm 119:110
The wicked have set a trap for me,
but I have not wandered from Your precepts.
Psalm 140:5
The proud hide a trap with ropes for me;
they spread a net along the path
and set snares for me.Selah
Psalm 141:9
Protect me from the trap they have set for me,
and from the snares of evildoers.
2 Samuel 17:1
Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose 12,000 men, and I will set out in pursuit of David tonight.
Luke 20:19
Then the scribes and the chief priests looked for a way to get their hands on Him that very hour, because they knew He had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.

Speak

Psalm 35:20
For they do not speak in friendly ways,
but contrive deceitful schemes
against those who live peacefully in the land.
Psalm 62:3
How long will you threaten a man?
Will all of you attack
as if he were a leaning wall
or a tottering stone fence?
2 Samuel 16:7
Shimei said as he cursed: “Get out, get out, you worthless murderer!
Luke 20:21
They questioned Him, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You don’t show partiality, but teach truthfully the way of God.

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