11 Bible Verses about Attempting To Kill

The wicked spies upon the righteous
And seeks to kill him.

The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow
To cast down the afflicted and the needy,
To slay those who are upright in conduct.

If they say, “Come with us,
Let us lie in wait for blood,
Let us ambush the innocent without cause;

Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in the war, when they cast up ramps and build siege walls to cut off many lives.

For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread,
And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.

And you, O desolate one, what will you do?
Although you dress in scarlet,
Although you decorate yourself with ornaments of gold,
Although you enlarge your eyes with paint,
In vain you make yourself beautiful.
Your lovers despise you;
They seek your life.

They have said, “Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation,
That the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

Now the Lord said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are dead.”