198 occurrences in 13 translations

'Against' in the Bible

{A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.} LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.

Verse ConceptsDavid, Abilities OfMany Enemies

Be my guide, O Lord, in the ways of your righteousness, because of those who are against me; make your way straight before my face.

Verse ConceptsGuidance, Receiving God'sStraight PathsWalking In The Ways Of GodChrist Our Righteousnessguidance

Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

Verse ConceptsBanishmentRebellion, Against GodFruits Of SinDriven Away By GodFound GuiltyRebellion against GodGuilt

My eyes are wasting away with trouble; they are becoming old because of all those who are against me.

Verse ConceptsEyes, Affected ByEyes Harmedgrieving

Let all those who are against me be shamed and deeply troubled; let them be turned back and suddenly put to shame.

Verse ConceptsdisgraceOvercoming EnemiesShame Will ComeBeing Overwhelmedoverwhelmed

If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;

Verse ConceptsRepaying Evil For Good

Rise up, Lord, in Your anger;lift Yourself up against the fury of my adversaries;awake for me;You have ordained a judgment.

Verse ConceptsSleep, SpiritualGod ArisingThe Final JudgementGod Will Be AngryEnemy Attacks

He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsGod's ArrowsWeapons Of GodArrowsinstruments

For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help

Verse ConceptsAvenger of bloodSuffering, Of The InnocentGod Remembering The NeedyCries Of Distress To GodGod ReprovingScoffersmindfulness

He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

Verse ConceptsSecrecyWaitingWatchfulness, Of BelieversCharacter Of WickedHelplessnessLooking At People For EvilJudged As Murderersrehabilitation

See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.

Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Illustrations OfArrows, Figurative OfDarkness Of EvilArrowsResolving Conflict

How long must I struggle in my soul at night and have sorrow in my heart during the day? How long will my enemy rise up against me?

Verse ConceptsUnhappiness

Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

Verse ConceptsdefeatRejoicing In Evil

He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

Verse ConceptsBackbitinggossiping

He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

Verse ConceptsCreditAcceptance Of BribesInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfImmovable SaintsNot MovedAvoiding BribesBriberyMoney Blessingslent

Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

Verse ConceptsLovingkindnessRight Hand Of GodTrust, Importance OfLoving Kindness Of GodRight Sides

From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.

Verse ConceptsOvercoming EnemiesProtection From EnemiesEnemy Attacks

They advance against me; now they surround me.They are determinedto throw me to the ground.

Verse ConceptsEnemies Surrounding

I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.

Verse ConceptsPraiseCalling upon GodBullyingWorthinessAnswered PromisesGod Saving From EnemiesGod Hears My PrayerPraise To God Is Fitting

He made me free from my strong hater, and from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorGod Saving From EnemiesOvercoming EnemiesProtection From Enemiescrusades

For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.

Verse ConceptsNot Forsaking Godapostasy

He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

Verse ConceptsViolenceRescue From ViolenceGod Lifting PeopleGod Saving From EnemiesProtection From EnemiesEnemy Attacks

Your hand will make a search for all your haters; your right hand will be hard on all those who are against you.

Verse ConceptsRight Hand Of GodBeing Found OutEnemiesHateFinding Lovehaters

Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.

Verse ConceptsGod's ArrowsTurning One's BackTargets

See how those who are against me are increased, for bitter is their hate of me.

Verse ConceptsHatredPeople Being Hated

When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.

Verse ConceptsStumblingDownfallPeople OvercomingEnemiesProtection From EnemiesEnemy Attacks

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

Verse ConceptsFalsehoodWitnesses, FalseOvercoming EnemiesSurrenderProtection From Enemiesbreathing

Because of all those who are against me, I have become a word of shame to my neighbours; a cause of shaking the head and a fear to my friends: those who saw me in the street went in flight from me.

For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

Verse ConceptsFriendlessnessAliancesTrapCharacter AssassinationPlottingAttempting To Kill MeFear Will Cometerrorism

{A Psalm of David.} Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

Verse ConceptsFirst To FightBattleEnemy Attacksstriving

Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

Verse ConceptsAxesPursuing ViolenceThrowing SpearsWeapons Of GodGod My Salvationdeliverance

Let those who seek my life be ashamed and disgraced; let those who plot evil against me be driven back and confounded.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviordisgracePrayer, As Asking GodTrapPlottingAttempting To Kill MeHurtDisappointmenthurting

But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

Verse ConceptsUnkindnessCharacter Of WickedPitilessnessPitilessness CondemnedPeople StumblingNot Knowing PeopleRejoicing In Evil

Do not let my haters be glad over me falsely; let not those who are against me without cause make sport of me.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Jesus ChristHatredWinkingHating Without A CauseRejoicing In EvilOvercoming Adversityhaters

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

Verse ConceptsDuplicating WordsDespising PeopleSeeing Situations

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

Verse ConceptsConfusionHumiliationClothed With Bad ThingsRejoicing In EvilHurt

Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

Verse ConceptsFeetExcommunicationProud Peoplearrogance

{A Psalm of David.} Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

Verse ConceptsEvildoersInsecurityAvoid EnvyDo Not Be AnxiousWorryingTrusting God And Not Worryingprospering

The Lord will not give him into their hands, or be against him when he is judged.

Verse ConceptsGod Not ForsakingNo Condemnationtrails

For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

Verse ConceptsPeople StumblingRejoicing In Evil

To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. I have said, 'I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked is before me.'

Verse ConceptsPrudenceReadinessRestraintSpeech, Positive Aspects OfTongueWatchfulness, Of BelieversSpeaking, Wisdom InVigilanceIndividuals Being SilentThe TongueGod's TimingGods TimingWaiting For God's TimingGuarding Yourself

With reproofs against iniquity, Thou hast corrected man, And dost waste as a moth his desirableness, Only, vanity is every man. Selah.

Verse ConceptsInsectsRebukeBeauty, Temporal Nature OfVanityPossessions DecayingMothsMan A Mere BreathPsalm InterjectionsGod Requite Them!Time Passing

My enemies speak evil against me,“When will he die, and his name perish?”

Verse ConceptsGossipDesire For DeathNames Blotted OutFamily Death

And when one comes to see me, he speaks empty words,While his heart gathers malicious gossip [against me];When he goes away, he tells it [everywhere].

Verse ConceptsFaultsSinful HeartsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedSpreading Storiesgossiping

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of believersInjustice, Hated By GodRescueGod Vindicatesvindication

Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

Verse ConceptsBattlesPromised VictoryOvercoming

But it is you who have been our saviour from those who were against us, and have put to shame those who had hate for us.

Verse ConceptsGod Saving From EnemiesEnemieshatersdevotion

All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely against thy covenant:

Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.

Verse ConceptsThe Witness Of GodI Will Be Their God

When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you!

Verse ConceptsRebukeSilenceSecurity, FalseInfidelity To GodGod Being SilentThe Same As GodGod Requite Them!Thoughtsaccusations

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

Verse ConceptsFaith, Necessity OfGod, Righteousness OfJustification, Necessity OfLast JudgmentSin, Nature OfOvercoming

There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

Verse ConceptsBones BrokenGuilty FearBonesTerror Of GodBeing Overwhelmedoverwhelmed

For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

Verse ConceptsSuffering, Causes OfSuffering, Nature OfAttempting To Kill MePsalm Interjections

Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.

Verse ConceptsInsultsEnemy Attacksoppressionpressureharassment

For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:

Verse ConceptsFriendsBest FriendsFunHurt And BetrayalEnemy Attacksbackstabbing

He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

Verse ConceptsMany EnemiesBattlestrivingredeemed

He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

Verse ConceptsAttacked By EvilBreaking The CovenantFriendship And Trust

Have mercy on me, God, because men have harassed me. Those who oppress me have fought against me all day long.

Verse ConceptsMusicThose OppressedAll Day

Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

Verse ConceptsPride, Results OfMany EnemiesAll DayEnemy Attacksharassment

{To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.} Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.

Verse ConceptsMusicGod Saving From EnemiesGod's ProtectionProtection From EnemiesProtection And SafetyEnemy AttacksProtecting Your Family

For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

Verse ConceptsOffenceWaitingAmbushNo SinWaiting On The LordEnemy Attacksgathering

For no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves against me.Arouse Yourself to help me, and see!

Verse ConceptsGod Help!God Waking UpNo SinEnemy Attacks

For the choir director: according to “The Lily of Testimony.” A Davidic Miktam for teaching. When he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck Edom in the Valley of Salt, killing 12,000.God, You have rejected us;You have broken out against us;You have been angry. Restore us!

Verse ConceptsCarvings Of FlowersMusicDivine DispleasureDispleasure

How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

Verse ConceptsEvil PlansWalls

O God, let the voice of my grief come to your ear: keep my life from the fear of those who are against me.

Verse ConceptsComplaintsHear Prayer!Pay Attention O God!Mental AbuseProtection From EnemiesEnemy Attacks

But God sends out an arrow against them; suddenly they are wounded.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfWoundsArrowsGod's Will

They will be made to stumble;their own tongues work against them.All who see them will shake their heads.

Verse ConceptsGesturesShaking The HeadThe Tongue

Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

Verse ConceptsFaultsA Forgiving GodBeing Overwhelmedoverwhelmed

Let God be seen, and let his haters be put to flight; let those who are against him be turned back before him.

Verse ConceptsScattering The PeoplesGod ArisingHating GodEnemieshaters

Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds, and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle.

Verse ConceptsBullsCalvesStretching OutWarfare, Nature OfScattering The PeoplesWild Beasts Subdued

Those who have hate for me without cause are greater in number than the hairs of my head; those who are against me, falsely desiring my destruction, are very strong; I gave back what I had not taken away.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Jesus ChristHatredInjustice, Nature And Source OfRestitutionProphecies Concerning ChristMany EnemiesNumber Of HairsHating Without A CauseReasons Why The World Hates ChristiansMessianic PropheciesHateHairEnemy Attackshaters

Come near to my soul, for its salvation: be my saviour, because of those who are against me.

Verse ConceptsGod, As RedeemerRedeem Us!

Because they are cruel to him against whom your hand is turned; they make bitter the grief of him who is wounded by you.

Verse ConceptsCharacter Of WickedPersecution, Nature OfGod Beating PeopleHurtharassment

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