Amos 5:19

Catholic Public Domain Version

It is as if a man flees from the face of a lion, only to have a bear meet him; or, he enters a house and leans with his hand against the wall, only to have a snake bite him.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 10:8

Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. And whoever tears apart a hedge, a snake will bite him.

Isaiah 10:2

in order to oppress the poor in judgment, and to do violence to the case of the humble of my people, in order that widows may be their prey, and that they might plunder the orphan.

Isaiah 10:3

What will you do on the day of visitation and calamity which is approaching from afar? To whom will you flee for assistance? And where will you leave behind your own glory,

Acts 28:4

And truly, when the natives saw the beast hanging from his hand, they were saying to one another: "Certainly, this man must be a murderer, for though he escaped from the sea, vengeance will not permit him to live."

Deuteronomy 32:24

They will be consumed by famine, and birds with a very bitter bite will devour them. I will send forth the teeth of wild beasts among them, along with the fury of creatures that scurry across the ground, and of serpents.

Joshua 10:18

And he instructed his companions and said: "Roll vast stones to the mouth of the cave, and station attentive men who will keep them closed.