Proverbs 28:10

Easy To Read Version

A bad person might make plans to hurt a good person. But the bad person will fall into his own trap. And good things will happen to the good person.

Cross References

Psalm 139:24

See if I have any evil thoughts.\par And guide me on the path\par that continues forever. {\cf2\super [636]} \par

Psalm 37:11

Humble people\par will get the land \{God promised\}.\par And they will enjoy peace.\par

Psalm 57:6

My enemies set a trap for me.\par They are trying to trap me.\par They dug a deep pit for me to fall into.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [337]})\i0 \par

Psalm 9:15

Those people from other nations\par dug holes to trap other people.\par But they fell into their own traps.\par Those people hid nets to trap other people.\par But they were caught in those nets.\par

Proverbs 10:3

The Lord cares for good people. He gives them the food they need. But the Lord takes away the things that evil people want.

Proverbs 15:6

Good people are rich in many things. But the things that an evil person has only cause him trouble.

Proverbs 2:21

Good honest people will be able to live on their land. Simple honest people will get to keep their land.

Proverbs 21:20

A wise person saves the things he needs. But a foolish person uses everything as fast as he gets it.

Proverbs 26:27

If a person tries to trap another person, then he will trap himself. If a person tries to roll a stone over another person, he will be crushed himself.

Proverbs 28:18

If a person is living right, then he will be safe. But if a person is evil, then he will lose his power.

Ecclesiastes 10:8

A person that digs a hole might fall into it. A person that knocks down a wall might be bitten by a snake.

Matthew 6:33

The thing you should want most is God’s kingdom and doing the good things God wants you to do. Then all these other things you need will be given to you.

Hebrews 6:12

You have had enough time that by now you should be teachers. But you need some person to teach you again the first lessons of God’s teaching. You still need the teaching that is like milk. You are not ready for solid food.

1 Peter 3:9

Don’t do wrong to a person to pay him back for doing wrong to you. Or don’t say something bad to a person to pay him back for saying something bad to you. But \{ask God to\} bless that person. Do this, because you yourselves were called to receive a blessing.

Revelation 2:14

“But I have a few things against you: You have people there \{in your group\} who follow the teaching of Balaam. Balaam taught Balak how to make the people of Israel {\cf2\super [17]} sin. Those people sinned by eating food offered to idols {\cf2\super [18]} and by doing sexual sins.

1 Samuel 26:19

My master and king, listen to me! If the Lord caused you to be angry at me, then let him accept an offering. But if men caused you to be angry at me, then let the Lord cause bad things to happen to them. Men have forced me to leave the land the Lord gave me. Men have told me, ‘{Go live with the foreigners.} Go and serve other gods.’