Psalm 140:5

Bible in Basic English 1965

The men of pride have put secret cords for my feet; stretching nets in my way, so that they may take me with their tricks. Selah.

Cross References

Job 18:9

His foot is taken in the net; he comes into its grip.

Psalm 119:110

Sinners have put a net to take me; but I was true to your orders.

Psalm 119:69

The men of pride have said false things about me; but I will keep your orders in my heart.

Psalm 119:85

The men of pride, who are turned away from your law, have put nets for me.

Psalm 142:3

When my spirit is overcome, your eyes are on my goings; nets have been secretly placed in the way in which I go.

Psalm 31:4

Take me out of the net which they have put ready for me secretly; for you are my strength.

Psalm 35:7

For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul.

Psalm 36:11

Let not the foot of pride come against me, or the hand of the evil-doers put me out of my place.

Psalm 43:1

Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.

Psalm 57:6

They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. Selah.

Proverbs 24:15

Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

Proverbs 29:5

A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.

Jeremiah 18:18

Then they said, Come, let us make a design against Jeremiah; for teaching will never be cut off from the priest, or wisdom from the wise, or the word from the prophet. Come, let us make use of his words for an attack on him, and let us give attention with care to what he says.

Jeremiah 18:20

Is evil to be the reward of good? for they have made a deep hole for my soul. Keep in mind how I took my place before you, to say a good word for them so that your wrath might be turned away from them.

Jeremiah 18:22

Let a cry for help go up from their houses, when you send an armed band on them suddenly: for they have made a hole in which to take me, and have put nets for my feet secretly.