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Proverbs 24:15

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.

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ASV

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

KJV

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תֶּאֱרֹ֣בte.'e.Royou lie in waitH693 →
רָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'wicked [person]H7563 →
לִנְוֵ֣הlin.Vehto [the] habitation ofH5116 →
צַדִּ֑יקtza.Dika righteous [person]H6662 →
אַֽל־'al-may notH408 →
תְּשַׁדֵּ֥דte.sha.Dedyou devastateH7703 →
רִבְצוֹ׃riv.Tzoresting place hisH7258 →

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Jeremiah 11:19For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”Acts 9:24but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.1 Samuel 23:20–23Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”Isaiah 32:18Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.Matthew 26:4and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.1 Samuel 9:11And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”Psalms 140:5The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah1 Samuel 22:18–19So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.Acts 25:3to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.Proverbs 22:28Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.Psalms 59:3See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.Psalms 37:32Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,Acts 23:16But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,Psalms 56:6They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.Psalms 10:8–10He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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