Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

They encourage themselves in an evil plan; they talk of laying snares secretly; they say, Who shall see them?

New American Standard Bible

They hold fast to themselves an evil purpose;
They talk of laying snares secretly;
They say, “Who can see them?”

King James Version

They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

Holman Bible

They encourage each other in an evil plan;
they talk about hiding traps and say,
“Who will see them?”

International Standard Version

They concoct an evil scheme for themselves; they enumerate their hidden snares; they say, "Who will see them?"

A Conservative Version

They encourage themselves in an evil purpose. They converse of laying snares secretly. They say, Who will see them?

American Standard Version

They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them?

Amplified


They encourage themselves in [their pursuit of] an evil agenda;
They talk of laying snares secretly;
They say, “Who will discover us?”

Bible in Basic English

They make themselves strong in an evil purpose; they make holes for secret nets; they say, Who will see it,

Darby Translation

They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them?

Julia Smith Translation

They will strengthen to themselves an evil word: they will recount to hide snares; they said, Who shall see them

King James 2000

They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they talk of laying snares secretly; they say, Who shall see them?

Lexham Expanded Bible

They encourage themselves [in the] evil matter. They talk of secretly laying snares. They say, "Who will see them?"

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

They have devised mischief, and communed among themselves how they may lay snares. "Tush," say they, "Who shall see them?"

NET Bible

They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast, "Who will see them?"

New Heart English Bible

They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"

The Emphasized Bible

They strengthen for them a wicked word, They talk of hiding snares, They have said, Who can see them?

Webster

They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who will see them?

World English Bible

They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"

Youngs Literal Translation

They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, 'Who doth look at it?'

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Protection From Evildoers

4 so that they may shoot at the blameless one from a lurking place; suddenly they shoot at him, and fear not. 5 They encourage themselves in an evil plan; they talk of laying snares secretly; they say, Who shall see them? 6 They search out injustice, saying, We have finished hiding a hidden plot. Yea, the inward part of man and the heart are deep.

Cross References

Psalm 10:11

He has said in his heart, God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will not see forever!

Psalm 140:5

The proud have hidden cords and a trap for me; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set snares for me. Selah.

Exodus 15:9

The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them, I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

Numbers 22:6

Therefore, I pray you, come now and curse this people for me. For they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall prevail so that we may strike them, and so that I may drive them out of the land. For I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.

1 Samuel 23:19-23

And the men of Ziph came up to Saul, to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself with us in strongholds in the forest, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the wilderness?

Job 22:13

And you say, What does God know? Can He judge through the dark cloud?

Psalm 59:7

Behold, they bellow out with their mouth; swords are in their lips; for they say, Who hears?

Psalm 94:7

Yet they say, Jehovah shall not see, nor shall the God of Jacob observe it.

Psalm 124:7

Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped.

Proverbs 1:11-14

If they say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, we will watch secretly for the innocent without cause;

Isaiah 41:6

They each one helped his neighbor, and said to his brother, Be strong.

Ezekiel 8:12

And He said to me, Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, each man in his image room? For they are saying, Jehovah does not see us; Jehovah has forsaken the earth.

Matthew 23:15

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you compass sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, you make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

Matthew 26:3-4

Then the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, assembled together to the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

Revelation 11:10

And the ones who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, and will make merry, and will send one another gifts, because these two prophets tormented those living on the earth.

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