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Summary
He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
He lieth
To catch
Poor, when
General references
Bible References
He lieth
Psalm 17:12 He is like a lion that is eager to tear,
And as a young lionlurking in hiding places.
And as a young lion
Psalm 59:3 For behold, they have set an ambush for my life;
Fierce men launch an attack against me,
Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord,
Micah 7:2 The godly person has perished from the land,
And there is no upright person among men.
All of them lie in wait forbloodshed;
Each of them hunts the other with anet.
And there is no upright person among men.
All of them lie in wait for
Each of them hunts the other with a
Acts 23:21
So do not listen to them, for more than forty of them are lying in wait for him who have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they slay him; and now they are ready and waiting for the promise from you.”
Secretly
Lamentations 3:10 He is to me like a bear lying in wait,
Like a lion in secret places.
Like a lion in secret places.
Amos 3:4 Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey?
Does a young liongrowl from his den unless he has captured something?
Does a young lion
Nahum 2:11 Where is the den of the lions
And the feeding place of theyoung lions,
Where the lion, lioness and lion’s cub prowled,
With nothing to disturb them?
And the feeding place of the
Where the lion, lioness and lion’s cub prowled,
With nothing to disturb them?
Zechariah 11:3 There is a sound of the shepherds’ wail,
For their glory is ruined;
There is asound of the young lions’ roar,
For thepride of the Jordan is ruined.
For their glory is ruined;
There is a
For the
To catch
Jeremiah 5:26 ‘For wicked men are found among My people,
Theywatch like fowlers lying in wait;
They set a trap,
They catch men.
They
They set a trap,
They catch men.
Ezekiel 19:3 ‘When she brought up one of her cubs,
He became a lion,
And he learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.
He became a lion,
And he learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.
Habakkuk 1:15 The Chaldeans bring all of them up with a hook,
Drag them away with their net,
And gather them together in their fishing net.
Therefore they rejoice and are glad.
And gather them together in their fishing net.
Therefore they rejoice and are glad.
John 10:12 He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
Poor, when
Psalm 12:5 “Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
NowI will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”
Now
Psalm 35:10 All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You,
Who delivers the afflicted from himwho is too strong for him,
Andthe afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”
Who delivers the afflicted from him
And
Psalm 37:14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow
To cast down theafflicted and the needy,
Toslay those who are upright in conduct.
To cast down the
To
Psalm 109:31 For He stands at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those whojudge his soul.
To save him from those who
Job 5:15 “But He saves from the sword of their mouth,
Andthe poor from the hand of the mighty.
And
Proverbs 14:31 He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker,
But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.
But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.
Proverbs 22:16 He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself
Or who gives to the rich,will only come to poverty.
Or who gives to the rich,
Proverbs 28:15 Like a roaring lion and a rushing bear
Is awicked ruler over a poor people.
Is a
Isaiah 3:15 “What do you mean by crushing My people
And grinding the face of the poor?”
Declares the LordGod of hosts.
And grinding the face of the poor?”
Declares the Lord
Isaiah 32:7 As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;
Hedevises wicked schemes
Todestroy the afflicted with slander,
Even though the needy one speaks what is right.
He
To
Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land have practiced oppression and committed robbery, and they have wronged the poor and needy and have oppressed the sojourner without justice.
Amos 2:6 Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions ofIsrael and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because theysell the righteous for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
“For three transgressions of
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
Amos 5:11 Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor
And exact a tribute of grain from them,
Though you have builthouses of well-hewn stone,
Yet you will not live in them;
You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you willnot drink their wine.
And exact a tribute of grain from them,
Though you have built
Yet you will not live in them;
You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will
Habakkuk 3:14 You pierced with his own spears
The head of histhrongs.
Theystormed in to scatter us;
Their exultation was like those
Whodevour the oppressed in secret.
The head of his
They
Their exultation was like those
Who
General references
Exodus 20:13
“You shall not murder.
Matthew 2:7
Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.