Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Pit » Figurative
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down: they have digged a pit before me; they are fallen into the midst thereof. Selah.
Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, shall himself fall into his own pit; but the perfect shall inherit good.
And he brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock; he hath established my goings:
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
He that diggeth a pit falleth into it; and whoso breaketh down a hedge, a serpent biteth him.
He digged a pit, and hollowed it out, and is fallen into the hole that he made. His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
Let not the flood of waters overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to thy law.
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon her, upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith Jehovah.
The Proud » General references to
For behold, the day cometh, burning as a furnace; and all the proud and all that work wickedness shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith Jehovah of hosts, so that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
Blessed is the man that hath made Jehovah his confidence, and turneth not to the proud, and to such as turn aside to lies.
For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.
he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and disputes of words, out of which arise envy, strife, injurious words, evil suspicions,
But he gives more grace. Wherefore he says, God sets himself against the proud, but gives grace to the lowly.
The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to thy law.
Let the proud be ashamed; for they have acted perversely towards me with falsehood: as for me, I meditate in thy precepts.
And now we hold the proud for happy; yea, they that work wickedness are built up; yea, they tempt God, and they escape.
Snares laid » General references to
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they hidden a snare for me.
The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the way-side; they have set traps for me. Selah.
Hear this, ye priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ear, O house of the king: for this judgment is for you; for ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to thy law.
For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as fowlers stoop down; they set a trap, they catch men.
For without cause have they hidden for me their net in a pit; without cause they have digged it for my soul.
Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, and from the traps of the workers of iniquity.
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and have hidden snares for my feet.